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Why don't those hillbillies like Obama?

Obama's "Appalachian problem" is a symptom of his party's larger "rural problem." But a new poll offers hope for the fall -- provided the Democrats show rural voters some respect.

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  • Tuesday, May 20, 2008 09:46 AM

    @Jennifer72

    An interesting article about some women's "emotional" feelings toward Clinton, far away from Appalachia:

    http://tinyurl.com/4zof4n

    I wouldn't call these women "sexist" (though some of them might be), or even representative. I don't think the article impeaches your point, either.

    Rather, I think that it shows a)lots of emotional fault lines in this campaign (which the Republicans will use in the fall), b)there are differences among supporters that aren't captured by all the swapping of charges over 'racism' or 'sexism', and these differences are important, and c) we're in big trouble if we don't stop yelling at each other and start listening and reaching across the divides.

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