Obama Picking Up Clinton SupportersPaul Hogarthbyline‚ May. 22‚ 2008While Barack Obama has clinched the nomination by winning a majority of pledged delegates, pundits still proclaim that he has not won primaries where the demographics favor Hillary Clinton – and so he still has a problem with so-called “white working-class voters,” women and Latinos. But the press ignores the obvious: most Clinton voters will support Obama over John McCain, and a new Gallup poll shows Obama making in-roads with Clinton constituencies. Only white Appalachian voters continue to give him trouble, but Democrats have not won Kentucky or West Virginia in the last two elections. Expect the media to keep repeating the “weak” Obama line until he somehow wins an “unexpected” primary – which will not be South Dakota or Montana because everyone knows that he will win there. But while Clinton is favored to win Puerto Rico on June 1st, it won’t be the blowout everyone expects – which means Democrats should put their lingering woes to rest. |