The Wall Street Journal has a new poll out this morning that shows the devastating power of small towns for Democrats.<\/p>\n
Barack Obama is beating John McCain in cities and suburbs — by margins of 7-8%. But in rural America, McCain leads by a whopping 20%.<\/p>\n
That kind of landslide can tip the balance. So far in this race, it means that Obama is eking out a tie. The Journal’s poll puts Obama up by 1% nationally.<\/p>\n
Those stunningly poor numbers come despite a huge effort by Obama, in money and time spent, trying to woo back rural voters. <\/p>\n
Palin countered all of that. <\/p>\n
The survey also shows McCain winning 49% of the blue collar vote, to Obama’s 40% – but my guess is that this line, too, reflects the profound rural tilt. <\/p>\n
A huge number of those working-class guys (and women) are in small towns, where cultural loyalty — and race — trump the kind of issues Obama is pushing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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