February 05, 2008
Election 2008

Obama's race-based appeal wins over sleepy white folks

Barack Obama got some big wins on Super Tuesday night with some strong support from what is clearly one of his core constituencies: isolated white people. Just look at the numbers—a 36 point win over Clinton in Minnesota, a 25 point win in North Dakota, an 11 point win in Utah and a 65 point win (65!) in Idaho. What's the deal?

Click to weigh in with your opinion on Obama's surprising victories.

Why did rural whites go so strongly for Obama?

They've seen "Yes We Can" video and a name like Johansson carries a lot of weight out there.

Sheer boredom.

They sense they might actually be better dancers than Obama.

They don't know Obama's black.

Meth.


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