My view is that McCain will win Ohio. He will win all of Appalachia. There was only one reason white Appalachian Democrats suddenly discovered Hillary Clinton was their idol, having despised her for years. It's the same reason McCain will win Ohio. It has nothing to do with Clinton or McCain.
I keep telling myself that these folks were never really Democrats in the first place, that they didn't vote for Kerry or Gore anyway, so they're just something to overcome by mobilizing the rest of our voters. I hope that is right.
ELECTION DAY UPDATE: Andy was wrong about the result. Barack Obama won much of Appalachia, including Ohio. He may have been right about why white Appalachian Democrats discovered their love for Hillary Clinton, but he didn't realize that Obama could and would transcend that, whether due to the dignity of his personality, the financial events of the past two months, or the ridiculousness of McCain and Palin. But this reflects why I backed Obama - only he had had the ability to change the map and to turn away from the politics of the past. This is a tremendous, exceptional day for America.
No comments:
Post a Comment