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Wouldn't you also be bitter if you had a reduced-wage job with no prospect of advancement and little opportunity for better elsewhere? Our economy has left these folks behind and the Republican AND Democratic party response has been one giant yawn. Now, as we close in on recession, lots of people are equally scared. Perhap not bitter yet, but lose that home and see if bitter doesn't come close to describing the mind frame.
I know me and my middle-class friends are already bitter about the price of gas the cost of food hikes. I'm bitter about my family using perhaps a few hundred dollars of medical services each year and yet watching as my premiums rise regardless of health status or usage of the system.
Frankly, McCain has got his work cut out for him to sway independents if the economy remains on course for the next several months. People are hurting and McCain hasn't a clue hoe to help them. Both Clinton and Obama have the advantage because they at least have been speaking to the very problems that are on everyone's mind, including independents and most Republicans.
