Buchanan still pushing the "Obama can't win blue collar types" meme

[Unsane]

Obama could fucking beat Hillary 80-20 and this codger would still be pushing his agenda. Is he on her payroll? shit

[jefferson_dem]

1. Rachel smacked him down for that shit and good!

n/t

[VolcanoJen]

20. Rachel kicked ASS during that segment!

What the hell is Buchanan's problem with these huge Obama victories?

[Cha]

2. WTF does pat know? How many

blue collar friends does he have?

[dchill]

11. How many...

elections has he won?
Oh, that's right, he did win Palm Beach in 2000.

[pdxmom]

3. Buchanan has been a huge supporter of Hillary throughout the entire

primary season. He wants her as the nominee and that makes me wonder why.

[Thrill]

4. Its exactly like Bill Bennett on CNN

I wonder why

[dchill]

12. They know...

they can beat her.

[pdxmom]

17. I can't listen to Bennett for more than 15 seconds. Didn't know he was pushing

for Clinton.

[Thrill]

19. You would think he was on her campaign staff

[Cha]

22. The kinda guy you love

have in your corner:)

[muntrv]

5. To ensure a republicker victory in November, he must think.

[jackson_dem]

6. Obama's weakest income group is working folks

The poorer you are the less likely you are to support obama. His best income group is the affluent. Buchanan has a point.

[Colobo]

8. How many Dems in Nebraska are affluent?

[jackson_dem]

14. Obama's wins show a consistent pattern

1) States which are the most DLC
2) States where blacks are at least 20% of the population
3) He does better as folks' income rises (exit polling backs this up)

Look at the big states he lost. They were all blue, blacks were less than 20% of the population and he got clobbered among working folk. Obamites can deny reality but political analysts look at the data and see the obvious.

[Unsane]

16. Washington state is neither DLC or 20% black

NE is not affluent either, and it isnt 20% black.

[jackson_dem]

18. There are exceptions to the rule

Nebraska is a DLC stronghold. It has the most conservative Democratic senator.

Here are the states he has won:

Iowa: (next door to Illinois)
South Carolina: 29% black, half black in the Democratic primary and he won blacks 78-19-1 after placing third with whites
Connecticut: Home of Joe Lieberman. Despite Joe it is relatively progressive. Count this as an exception.
Georgia: Almost a third black, half black in the Democratic primary and he won blacks 88-12
Alabama: See Georgia
Illinois: his home state
Minnesota: exception
Missouri: he barely won a neighboring state. He was fueled by nearly unanimous black support and support among affluent Democrats. Even in a state that at first blush looks like an exception when you look at the numbers he won for the same reasons as the general rule.
North Dakota: DLC
Kansas: DLC
Colorado: exception
Utah: DLC
Idaho: DLC
Alaska: DLC

Louisiana: See Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina
Washington: exception
Nebraska: DLC

Then take a look at the states he lost and you will see they don't have many conservative Democrats, the black population is under 20%, and he loses badly among working folks.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. Oh, really? Like Minnesota?

Small minority population, one of the bluest states, DLC has little influence. Obama won by a large margin.

[K Gardner]

7. Just turn to CNN. I had to, couldn't stand it anymore. Maddow: "IN WHAT WORLD

ARE NEBRASKA AND IDAHO THE LEFT LANE?" CNN is at least giving him credit for winning states.

[Red Zelda]

9. Pat is soooo 1980

Has he been outside Washington since then? Has Billary?

[TexasObserver]

10. Pat and Bill Bennett are two lard asses who always push for Hillary.

They take every opportunity on TV to promote Hillary as the perfect candidate because they know they can run well against her. They also know Obama will drive their fat asses into the Potomac.

[Graybeard]

13. Rachel does analysis, Uncle Pat bloviates.

Buchanan twists results to fit his agenda. Rachel looks at the facts and sees the logic of them. Rachel is a good reason to watch MSNBC.

[AlCzervik]

15. yeah Pat is a real man of the people, he's like a regular blue collar guy.

[Guava Jelly]

21. I am blue collar.

He won me

[cloudythescribbler]

23. This kind of spin about Obama is getting more difficult by the day ...

[fadedrose]

24. The blue collar types????

Aren't they all in China?

You mean there are a few left in the US? Couldn't be enough of them to sway an election.

Hey, maybe that's why Edwards did poorly. He was courting the blue collar vote and maybe they are a minority now.