[Publius]

All pretence of trying to win a majority of the white working class has been effectively jettisoned in favor of cementing a center-left coalition made up, on the one hand, of voters who have gotten ahead on the basis of educational attainment — professors, artists, designers, editors, human resources managers, lawyers, librarians, social workers, teachers and therapists — and a second, substantial constituency of lower-income voters who are disproportionately African-American and Hispanic.

I've heard this before. This was the strategy of Walter Mondale's 1984 campaign. It didn't end well for Mondale.

[Hotlanta Mike]

I’ve heard this before. This was the strategy of Walter Mondale’s 1984 campaign. It didn’t end well for Mondale.

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Wasn’t the poltical wiz Bob Beckel the campaign manager/strategist for Mondale?

[Maverick68]

obama is toast.