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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:00 AM

Bitter as hell in Pennsylvania

Folks agree with Barack Obama in at least one Pennsylvania trailer park. But will angry voters help or hurt Democrats in swing states this fall?

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  • Wednesday, April 16, 2008 06:20 AM

    What is wrong with this picture?

    "Shawn Erfman lives in a trailer park, listens to Rush Limbaugh and voted for George W. Bush -- twice."

    Now, if I were a Democratic activist, or a candidate for elected office, and I dared ask the question, "what is wrong with this picture?" I would be accused of being out of touch, right? Yet it is this propensity for people like this to listen to blowhards like Limbaugh that Democrats and the AFL-CIO are up against. These people have been fed a steady diet of bullshit for more than a generation, and it's hard to convince someone to give up something that they've believe to be true since they were in short pants.

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