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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:00 AM

The rubes and the elites

By calling small-town Americans "bitter," Obama has deepened a long-standing rift in the Democratic base. The party's success in November depends on healing it.
By Michael Lind

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  • Tuesday, April 15, 2008 07:56 AM

    If you've been upright and breathing, with even one eye open...

    ...for the last 8 years, you are probably one bitter sonofabitch. And if you're not, I call you don't get to vote in November.

    Just for a little sanity, try Bob Herbert:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/opinion/15herbert.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin

    —ahoy polloi Read ahoy polloi's other letters

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