Why John McCain Continues to Trail Barack Obama in Pennsylvania

High-income, high-education voters in the suburbs of big metro areas, my hypothesis goes, are preoccupied with long-term wealth accumulation—and react sharply against the Republican Party when their wealth is suddenly sharply diminished when there is a Republican president. Modest-income, modest-education voters in less affluent surroundings, it seems judging from McCain's relatively good showing in Pennsylvania outside the heavily populated southeast, ... Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 28, 2008

Barone seems to think economic status and economic policies determine the vote of almost all voters. He ignores other things like torture, war, the constitution, science based policy, global warming, and candidate character. Let me guess he is white, right, and a rich republican.

The question is why is McCain not trailing worse.

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