Reply #15: things like affirmative action [View All]

many of the whites who support bush also tend to be poor or struggling financially. they blame things like affirmative action for their problems.

bill clinton actually got more white male voters than usual because he was one of them. he was poor, from a mostly conservative area. the could identify with him in terms of struggling financially. but bill clinton was also very popular with women and minorities.

one of the reasons john kerry got edwards to be his vp was because he appeals to these group of voters. edwards is one of them in terms of how they grew up or the financial problems they face. edwards doesn't have to support bigoted policies like bush does. he just has to speak about where he comes from.