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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: rural voters

rural voters stories: 2 news summaries

 'Rednecks' Endorse Obama 

Two seniors look to bridge a cultural gap

Oct 9, 08 6:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two self-described "rednecks" from the South are on a mission to help elect the nation's first black president. AFP looks at the efforts of the Missouri senior citizens who are defying stereotype with their tounge-in-cheek “Rednecks for Obama” campaign. Their banner drew big crowds at last week's debate,... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • Missouri • rural voters • Election 2008 • economy • white voters • guns

Obama Needs
to Try On a
Blue Collar

Dem struggles
to overcome
‘arugula’ rep

Aug 13, 07 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is having trouble appealing to the more downscale wing of the Democratic Party, a problem on display in a recent Iowa farm appearance in which the Chicagoan complained about the price of arugula at Whole Foods. More a “wine track” than a “beer track” candidate, Obama... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Iowa • South Carolina • voters • rural voters • Election 2008

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