[Dems2008] Re: Republican crossovers in Ohio

I've lived in communities like you describe. Clinton has to figure
out HOW to reach these guys. Do you have any ideas? I'm still
trying to figure it out myself. I know the wives will support her but
how to reach the husbands...

Sandra

In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, "Rick" <y.bull@...> wrote:
>
> I think there are a couple things going on here. First racism. Yes
> racism. People think of the south for that but it's stronger here
in
> good old Ohio. Those neighborhoods like Parma and Brookpark are
just
> chock full of blue coller democrats - sons of imigrents living in
> their little white world. I know these guys and nearly every one
has
> a story about some "lazy nigger" at work who got where he is
because
> of affermative action. In the fall, they will all cross party lines
> and cote for McCain just because he is a white male. To be fair, if
> they get the chance, all their wives will vote for Hillary just
> because she is female. To be completely fair, I doubt that 90% of
> blacks really prefer Obama's politics. Second, is the Rush Linbaugh
> factor you describe. Rush asked his loyal followers to cross over
and
> vote for Clinton because she will do far more damage to Obama then
> McCain will. I wonder just how successful this was.
>
>
> --- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, Citation <citation502@> wrote:
> >
> > A friend from Ohio shared with me today that a poll worker at a
> small Ohio precinct place called into a radio station out there
today
> to say that a TON of Republicans asked for Democratic ballots,
saying
> quite vocally that they were only voting for Hillary in the
primary,
> and would vote Republican in the fall.
> >
> > The final tally in that precinct, she said, was 289 Hillary to
89
> Barack.
> >
> > I've been very suspicious of the exit polls' report of such a
> lopsided WHITE MALE vote for Hillary, and this could account for
such
> a divergence from what was the case in Virginia, Maryland, and
> Wisconsin among that group.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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