From a 2008 presidential campaign news story:
Obama was caught in an uncharacteristic moment of loose language. Referring to working-class voters in old industrial towns decimated by job losses, the presidential hopeful said: "They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
As controversial as Obama's remarks were said to be at the time, his perception of reality was right on the money. I'm still waiting for someone to tell me which part was untrue. And the statement is as accurate now as it was in 2008, maybe even more.
Obama was caught in an uncharacteristic moment of loose language. Referring to working-class voters in old industrial towns decimated by job losses, the presidential hopeful said: "They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
As controversial as Obama's remarks were said to be at the time, his perception of reality was right on the money. I'm still waiting for someone to tell me which part was untrue. And the statement is as accurate now as it was in 2008, maybe even more.
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