I haven’t lived in rural Pennsylvania or in rural Indiana, but I have lived in rural upstate New York, in towns where there are so few Democrats that on some local election ballots, not a single position, from town council to justice of the peace, has a contest. As in China, your option is to vote for the Republican candidate, or to leave that line blank. And many of the people in these towns, uniformly white, when they talk politics, spend a lot of their time complaining about black people, immigrants (neither of whom can even be found in the vicinity) and the threat to their guns. Barack Obama is exactly right.
Barack Obama is working hard to diffuse a controversy over his recent comment that small town voters are "bitter."
While campaigning in Indiana, Hillary Clinton stops by a bar, has a shot of whiskey and a beer.
OK, now I am impressed. Senator Hillary Clinton - who hasn't really done much to catch my attention so far - has come up with an "insourcing" agenda for American business in the 21st Century. I am glad to see that someone is actually talking about this issue. It is refreshing to say the least, considering the record of her opponents.
A magic word has appeared in the political lexicon of this election. Change. At first it was just the usual political rubbish candidates like to use when they want to bash incumbents. But then our politicians noticed something remarkable. The electorate really does want change. The idea of change resonates with the sweet scent of promise. To the disillusioned, change means hope, opportunity, and security. Some how. Some way. Things will be better. But if Americans want change, what exactly does that mean?