It was fascinating to watch the Pennsylvania primaries last week. James Carville called the state, “Philadelphia on one side, Pittsburgh on the other side and Alabama in the middle.” Keeping that in mind, it is becoming increasingly clear how the Democrats are falling apart and how Karl Rove was right once again.
Rove mentioned how there were more beer drinkers than wine sippers in the Democratic Party and Hillary was the choice of the beer drinkers. Stepping further into the Yuengling stereotypes, it’s also clear this is a battle royale that has put the younger, better educated, upper middle class Chardonnay sippers on one side for Obama, and the older, high-school educated, lower middle class Iron City chuggers on the other. And you thought the Democrats had united and abandoned their coalition mentality! Well, at least now we know where everyone stands.
Much has been written about the racial element re-emerging in this campaign. Unfortunately I think that racial element never went away. Recall that Pennsylvania had a closed primary – only registered Democrats could vote. If Obama hangs on and becomes the nominee, that ugliness among less educated and older voters will re-emerge in states like Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Rove mentioned how there were more beer drinkers than wine sippers in the Democratic Party and Hillary was the choice of the beer drinkers. Stepping further into the Yuengling stereotypes, it’s also clear this is a battle royale that has put the younger, better educated, upper middle class Chardonnay sippers on one side for Obama, and the older, high-school educated, lower middle class Iron City chuggers on the other. And you thought the Democrats had united and abandoned their coalition mentality! Well, at least now we know where everyone stands.
Much has been written about the racial element re-emerging in this campaign. Unfortunately I think that racial element never went away. Recall that Pennsylvania had a closed primary – only registered Democrats could vote. If Obama hangs on and becomes the nominee, that ugliness among less educated and older voters will re-emerge in states like Pennsylvania and Ohio.
And Hillary? If anything, my opinion of her continues to circle the drain. Her recent gas tax pander is the latest bad idea driven by polls and quick fixes. Branding Obama as an elitist given her background and social status is disgraceful. Someone asked if she remineded me of Gene McCarthy in 1968. I replied her increasingly desperate campaign reminded me more of Sherman’s March in the Civil War. Sherman’s scored earth policy mirrors what she and her husband have done to the Democratic Party – that is, if she can’t win the nomination she’ll do everything possible to make sure Obama won’t win it either. And if she does win, the Party will be so divided and damaged that all of the excitement, money and new supporters Obama gift wrapped for the party will die away. But as long as she wins, that’s unimportant.
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