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'Bittergate' Flares Up on Sunday Shows

Posted Apr 13, 08 5:45 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – "Bittergate" erupted on talk shows today as pundits hammered Barack Obama for calling some rural voters "bitter," the Swamp blog reports. “He’s going to have to do some more explaining about this,” Clinton ally James Carville said. "It's big," said George Will. One GOP strategist called it "a general election nightmare" for Obama and the Democrats.

Consultant Bob Shrum said Obama's remark will be key in the Democratic debate Wednesday in Philadelphia. How Obama handles it "will establish whether he can create resonance with these folks." Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey defended Obama, saying, "I don't think (voters are) going to judge him by one statement."

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James Carville is among the speakers on "Meet the Press" in this undated file photo.   (Getty Images (by Event) Individuals)
Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., speaks with the media on Friday, March 28, 2008, in Pittsburgh, Pa.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., takes a bite from his cheeseburger has lunch with supporters at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., Saturday, April 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democrat Bob Casey appears on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, FILE)
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