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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Ron who wrote (59580)4/16/2008 3:39:08 PM
From: Katelew  Read Replies (1) of 542698
 
So the more problematic language choice for Senator Obama was not the word “bitter,” it was his use of the word “cling,” which he seemed to use as a pejorative to describe why small-town voters prioritize their opinions on cultural matters like religion

To me, the writer has properly assessed the problem. It was the word 'cling'. It touches on the notion of religion being the 'opiate of the masses' that offends many people.

Altogether Obama's language was a little jarring to the same groups that were deeply antagonized by the kind of church and minister Obama likes.

That group was already pretty lost to Obama, though, so I suspect this new brouha probably won't peel off many additional voters.

The writer also pointed to the fact that the so-called values voters are something of an enigma to the Democratic party.....and the failure to connect has cost the party votes.

The enigma is based simply, I think, on the fact that there is an understandable gulf between secular humanists on one side and those with a deep and traditional Christian belief system on the other side.

The tragedy of this, IMO, is that this gulf has enabled the Republican party to FRAUDULENTLY draw the typical evangelical Christian in as voters.
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