Informative story about how residents of Levittown, Pennsylvania changed their minds to support Obama in the recent election. The author documents both the facts and sentiments that led to this transformation, with reasonable interpretations on its root causes.

Beautifully written piece. Such insight from Mr. Sokolove, who grew up in Levittown, PA. The tone of the article is non-judgmental; the reporter powerfully lets his subjects speak and thus, has gotten to the heart of the matter. An interesting mix of revealing anecdotes which comes across as trustworthy as sourced statistics would.

This article is what it claims to be an in depth looks at voters. It is focused to one area and included interviews from over time.

A convincing expose of exactly how Obama managed to win over white, blue-collar voters. The tremendously insightful conclusion, that economic self-interest trumped racism, may resonate in American politics for a long time to come.

While this type of man-on-the-street report is inherently limited, Sokolove presents an interesting summary and asked some good questions. In return, he seems to have gotten some surprisingly candid answers.

Very patronizing toward the people mentioned. Instead of implying that Obama overcame racism with his glittering personality, an alternative explanation is that the people just aren't racist.