"Obama's Electoral College calculus is complicated by not polling well among white Jacksonian Democrats, said Curt Nicholas, a Baylor University political science professor."
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"Nicholas said Obama's "class-based populist attacks ... are traditionally thought to appeal to the 'Jacksonian' white voters that he is polling the worst with, while repelling the professional white voters he is close to doing well with."
Obama's and the rat's energy and environmental policies are existensial threats to the Jacksonians. They are low hanging fruit.
WV-Sen: Joe Manchin Shoots Cap And Trade Bill
He used a .270 Remington to shoot a copy of the House's Cap & Tax bill. They were Reagan Democrats 30 years ago. Now's the chance to get them permanently.