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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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  • Friday, September 12, 2008 07:32 AM

    Only way

    There is only one way to reach the rural, working class voters, at least those who might be receptive to a black man. Repeat after me: ARE YOU BETTER OFF THAN YOU WERE 8 YEARS AGO?

    Rural folks have kids and relatives in Iraq; they are disproportionately bearing the burden of this war. Rural folks know that we ought to be rebuilding our own country, not some far away place. Rural folks know when they are being lied to. Keep the message simple and forget about nuance. End the war now, get the troops home, and invest in the America.

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