Those who would say Barack Obama has no support from blue collar workers might want to think again. The United Mine Workers Union has endorsed Senator Obama for the Democratic nomination following his win in Oregon and despite his loss in Kentucky.
Union president Cecil E. Roberts said, "Senator Obama shares the values of UMWA members and our families. He understands and will fight for the needs our members have today and the hopes our members have for a secure future for themselves and their families."
Much has been made of Hillary’s base of voters in the Appalachian states but I suspect it is a matter of racial prejudice plain and simple. Her claim to own the working class vote is really the “white working class” vote. More specifically, the racially prejudiced white working class vote.
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