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blue-collar vote stories: 36 news summaries

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Blue-Collar White Women Shift to Obama

Economic worries overcome key group's reservations about Obama

Oct 11, 08 4:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - America's "Jane Sixpacks" are leaning toward the Democratic ticket in growing numbers, the Wall Street Journal reports. White, working-class women voters make up nearly a quarter of the electorate, and polls are finding that the economic crisis is convincing more voters in this vital group to back Barack Obama,... More »

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Barack Obama • working class • female voters • blue-collar vote • Election 2008 • white women • swing states

OPINION

 McCain Needs
 Clinton-Style
 Rebranding 

Repub must become a fighter

Jul 21, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain desperately needs a dose of the strategy that kept Hillary Clinton competitive with Barack Obama during primary season, Rich Lowry and Ramesh Ponnuru write in the National Review. McCain should adopt a “conservative version of her occasional theme of a ‘fighter for you’”—the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • liberals • lobbyists • blue-collar vote

 Europe Can't Wait for Obama 

But supporters know that too much love might hurt him in America

Jul 16, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Europe is brimming with excitement for the arrival of Barack Obama next week, but his supporters are hoping not to hurt him with too tight an embrace, the Los Angeles Times reports. British, French and German polls show strong support for Obama, but as the Guardian warned, “To be... More »

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Barack Obama • Germany • United Kingdom • Europe • France • blue-collar vote

ANALYSIS

McCain Insider: Economic Woes Merely 'Mental Recession'

Phil Gramm calls US
a 'nation of whiners'

Jul 10, 08 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of John McCain’s top economic confidantes said yesterday the country is in a “mental recession” and the US has “become a nation of whiners,” constantly “complaining about … America in decline.” The Democratic National Committee moved quickly to condemn Phil Gramm’s remarks—... More »

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John McCain • recession • gaffe • blue-collar vote • DNC • Phil Gramm

analysis

Gay Marriage May Yet Emerge as November Wedge

Muted reactions thus far obscure truths

May 30, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the relatively muted national reaction to California’s approval of gay marriage, same-sex unions still matter to Americans and may yet become a wedge issue in November on par with their decisive role in 2004, Politico reports. Last time around, the controversy grew slowly after Massachusetts' legalization in 2003.... More »

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California • gay marriage • Massachusetts • blue-collar vote • Election 2004

ANALYSIS

 ...And 5 in Oregon 

Politico: State seems 'tailor-made' for Obama

May 20, 08 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oregon voters' sympathy for "the cool, cerebral type" bodes well for Obama in today's primary, according to the folks at Politico, who bring us five things to watch for in the Beaver State:
  1. How quick will it be called?—Oregon is three hours behind the eastern seaboard, but
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • female voters • blue-collar vote • Election 2008 • Oregon primary

ANALYSIS

Oregon Demographics
Typify Dem Divide

Can Obama reach blue collars? Can Clinton get past them?

May 19, 08 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oregon’s primary tomorrow finds the Democratic race at its most typical, with Barack Obama hoping to get a bigger slice of the blue-collar vote and Hillary Clinton trying to break further into the white-collar one. The progressive, urban, western part of the state and the rural east have little... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • blue-collar vote • Oregon primary • the white-collar vote

OPINION

Is Obama Playing It Too Safe? Is Clinton Really Finished?

Where Barack's missing out and what Hillary needs to do

May 15, 08 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards’ endorsement may have helped Obama turn the page on recent troubles, but pundits say he should face up to them—or he leaves an opening for Hillary to climb back in:
  • Sure, it was a “rational, prudent decision” to skip West Virginia, David Broder allows, but
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Kentucky • Puerto Rico • Mount Rushmore • blue-collar vote • Oregon primary • West Virginia primary

analysis

 Edwards' Endorsement
 Is No Game-Changer 

Move was inevitable, says Newsweek analyst

May 15, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards’ endorsement of Barack Obama may “hammer another nail into Clinton’s subterranean coffin,” but it won’t do much to sway primary voters, Andrew Romano writes in Newsweek. Had Edwards taken a pro-Obama stand a few months ago, it might have helped the senator with blue-collar... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Democratic voters • Democratic nomination • endorsement • political endorsement • blue-collar vote • Election 2008

OPINION

How Obama Should Run Out the Clock

Go abroad, write policy —and take a break, insiders urge

May 14, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Being stuck in political limbo is no excuse for not looking ahead, especially when your opponent has a head-start. Per the Washington Post, here’s what insiders say Barack Obama should do until it's official:
  • Go to the Middle East: Try though he may, Obama can’t fully reassure
... More »

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Barack Obama • NASCAR • the Jewish vote • blue-collar vote

OPINION

Dowd to Obama: Don't Blow Off
W. Va. Loss

Gotta fight for these voters before bias is
'set in concrete'

May 14, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may have the nomination all but wrapped up, but that doesn’t mean his electoral problems are over, Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times—and feigning indifference that the Mountain State gave him a raspberry last night isn't a winning strategy. If Obama wants to capture... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John F. Kennedy • blue-collar vote • West Virginia primary

Does W. Va. Blowout Really Hurt Obama?

It's all about whether he can woo those pesky blue-collar white voters

May 14, 08 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's West Virginia loss by a whopping 30 points probably won’t cost him the Democratic nomination, writes John Dickerson in Slate. But the loss does put a chink in Obama’s argument that he can unite disparate groups, since, apparently, these powers have failed him among at least... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • West Virginia • blue-collar vote • working-class vote • white voters • West Virginia primary

analysis

 Mac's 7-Point Anti-Obama Plan 

McCain has already revealed his campaign strategy

May 12, 08 8:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has already unveiled his campaign plan over the past few weeks, Michael Scherer reports in Time. Here's how it looks on paper:
  • Pull Obama off his pedestal. Mac is not “blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save my country," he
... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • blue-collar vote

OPINION

Just About Out of Ammunition

Clinton made mess in NC—and has all
but lost her crucial blue-collar argument

May 7, 08 3:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The pundits agree that Hillary Clinton barely has a leg to stand on, though explanations vary:
  • John Dickerson writes in Slate that Barack Obama closed the door on his blue-collar problem, shaking off the elitist label. Evidence is that Obama barely lost among poorer voters and actually won in
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • momentum • blue-collar vote • North Carolina primary

Clintons Aim
for Suburban Voters in NC

Bill carves rural niche, where 'it doesn't
get complicated'

May 5, 08 8:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Urbanites in North Carolina prefer Barack Obama, while rural voters side with Hillary Clinton—which is why she spent all weekend trying to sway mixed regions like small cities and far-out suburbs. Obama, meanwhile, is counting on a hidden strength with country folk and his far-reaching publicity machine to win... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • the suburban vote • blue-collar vote • Indiana primary • North Carolina primary

Teamsters, Obama Deny Quid Pro Quo

Support for ending oversight preceded union's backing 

May 5, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Before winning the Teamsters’ endorsement, Barack Obama said he’d support ending government oversight of the union, an unusual stance for a presidential candidate, reports the Wall Street Journal. An independent board has policed the historically organized-crime-influenced Teamsters since 1992; Bill Clinton, John Kerry, and Al Gore left the matter... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Al Gore • John Kerry • Bill Clinton • oversight • endorsement • blue-collar vote • Teamsters • James P. Hoffa

Opinion

No More
Mr. Nice Elitist

Bud-swilling Obama will connect with blue-collar votes if it kills him, Dowd writes

May 4, 08 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is trying his darnedest to shed the elitist vibe, writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times, ditching his dainty sips at a Pennsylvania brewery for big swigs of Bud at an Indiana VFW. But for a man of mixed race and a blue-collar upbringing, it’s proving... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • president • Democrat • Democratic campaign • blue-collar vote • elitism

ANALYSIS

How Obama Won Blue Collars in Wisconsin

Repeat in Indiana
could wrap things up

May 1, 08 7:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Given Barack Obama’s much-ballyhooed problems with white, working-class voters, it's instructive to remember that he clobbered Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin by 17 points in February, notes Mike Madden in Salon. If he can reconnect with those voters in Indiana—another state close to his Illinois home—he could wrap... More »

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Barack Obama • Illinois • blue-collar vote • Wisconsin primary • Indiana primary

 Obama Shifts
 Blue-Collar Strategy 

Visits church, b-ball court amid town-hall stumping

Apr 28, 08 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moving to beef up his appeal to blue-collar voters in Indiana, Barack Obama is changing the tone of his campaign there, trading big rallies for more intimate town-hall sessions; the weekend included stops at a Methodist church and a basketball court, the New York Times reports. “I’ve got... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign trail • town hall meeting • blue-collar vote • working-class vote • campaign tactics

Obama Aide: Dems Don't Win White Working Class Anyway

Bill Clinton pounces
on comments in NC

Apr 24, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s top strategist yesterday downplayed the demographic that sank his candidate in Pennsylvania on NPR, noting that the “white working class has gone to the Republican nominee for many elections, going back even to the Clinton years.” Added David Axelrod: "This is not new that... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • North Carolina • blue-collar vote • David Axelrod • Pennsylvania primary

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