Reply #37: Obama has repeatedly shown "white working class" strength, eg in Maine; [View All]

[cloudythescribbler]

and it seems that there is a VERY good chance that his base will broaden further, especially when, after Tues, there will be that much more media attention to him.

I know some Hillary Clinton supporters won't appreciate me saying this, but a LOT of support for her can be laid at the feet of political inertia -- she is a well-known, familiar name. Voters like to vote for what they know, especially if, as here, Democrats seem to like both candidates. HRC and her campaign & supporters try to ride this issue for all it's worth (it underlies a lot of the "experience" meme -- confusing 'familiarity' with 'experience').

I would predict that in coming weeks and months, a larger share of white worker's votes and those of Latinos will start going to Obama. Hopefully, his gains will be enough to overcome the last key remaining "firewall" -- the Superdelegates' tendency to go with the POWERFUL Clinton folk over the 'new face'. This, and the same problem with unions did indeed pose difficulty for Hart, for Bradley and to some extent for Dean as against Kerry. The "smart" money tends to be status quo and to stand with the status quo.