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This is very depressing to me: that voters in Appalchia think Hillary Clinton is their "friend" and Barack Obama is not! Who of the two is more elite? Not Barack Obama, for sure. He has much more in common with these voters, than does Sen. Clinton. I think the issue is that he is BLACK--well, half-black! And, let's face it, outside of the major cities, the population is not educated and will most likely believe what the right-wing media and psychopathic politicians tell them: that Obama is a Muslim; that he does not care about their problems, etc. etc. In truth, both Clinton and Obama would do more for the people of Appalachia than John McCain. Since Obama will be the Democratic Presidential nominee, it will be in their best interests to vote for him. If they do not.......well, all the sterotypes will be reinforced--that they are prejudiced, ignorant and uneducated!!!
