I imagine McCain was more appealing than Bush to the Scotch-Irish populist vote.
Then why were so many of these Scotch-Irish populists still willing to vote for John Forbes Kerry in 04, but not willing to vote for Obama even while the rest of the country moved several points Democratic?
purple hearts > blue blood.
If you recall from the 04 campaign, many conservative voters--even registered Democrats--considered Forbes a rich playboy and doubted his claims of military heroism.
How does Obama come across as a "blue blood"?
I understand the "eastern liberal elite" argument, but that was every bit as applicable (and applied by Republicans) to Kerry.
