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Friday, September 12, 2008 12:00 AM

What small-town America is saying about Obama

In diners and mobile homes from New Mexico to North Carolina, I listened to working-class people try to make sense of a black president named Barack.
By Dan Hoyle

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  • Thursday, September 11, 2008 09:42 PM

    Personality trumps issues. Again.

    Why is it in American politics that personality is so vital to the presidency? I fumble for answers but none come. This election season the the polling numbers ought to show Obama crushing McCain for a litany of reasons.

    Faith, skin color, wealth, looks, age, gender, height, elitism, dialect, friendliness, know-ability, church history, origination, ...these have nothing to do with issues.

    What about the war, the economy, Bushs surveillance program, foreign policy? What about good government?

    —GrantS Read GrantS's other letters

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