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Key to Success in Indiana Lies in the Suburbs

Posted May 2, 08 3:00 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Indiana is an especially hard state to suss out ahead of next week’s primary, because its recent fortunes lie somewhere between those of flush Connecticut and struggling Ohio. Racial factors aren’t significant, so the Democratic race likely turns on economics, with prosperous areas favoring Barack Obama and the less affluent helping Hillary Clinton, Politico reports in its analysis of the state's inclinations.

Unlike some Midwest neighbors, Indiana isn't a natural fit for either candidate. The split between Indianapolis prosperity and Muncie depression makes the race tough to call. The suburbs may end up holding the swing votes, and their political preferences are shifting: Historically part of Obama’s base, the suburban class is precisely the constituency that’s been eroding of late.

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In this April 30, 2008 file photo Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks to the media about gas prices at a gas station in South Bend, Ind.   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., center, shoots a basketball while touring the Indiana High School Basketball Hall of Fame.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Clinton and Obama campaigning   (AP composite)
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