Oh crap. Christie is a mega Springsteen fan - gag. LEahy is a huge Dead fan. The Dead and Springsteen exponentially suck.
Springsteen’s an enigma. Personally, he wants to be Woodie Guthrie. Professionally, he knows better and not only depoliticized his music, he subtly pointed some of it towards us. As a result, his fan base is largely and perhaps predominantly conservative.
Obama gets a lot of hype for drawing 80,000 to a pre-election rally in Cleveland in ‘08. What doesn’t get mentioned is it was right after a Browns game and Springsteen (who was huge in Cleveland before he was nationally) played a couple songs. Most of the people at that rally probably voted for McCain.