Tanya Acker often appears on Verdict with Dan Abrams. After the West Virgina Primary, Dan's panel was blasting Obama left and right over his perceived inability to connect with Working Class White voters. Never mind that Obama has won states like Iowa, Montana, and Vermont - all very White states, the narrative has become he doesn't connect- that feeds into the elitist smear.
I was watching Dan's show and was fuming. Just when I was ready to change the channel and catch a rerun of some random Football game on the NFL Network, Tanya spoke what was at the core of my anger with the discussion. To paraphrase, Tanya wondered how the rejection of Obama by West Virginians was Obama's problem. She went on to say that if West Virginians would be willing to go against their own self interests and vote for McCain, then they would get what they deserved. Tanya's words silenced the rest of the panel, and no one had a word in reply. Tanya's statements reminded me of part of a HBO special by Whoopie Goldberg. Whoopie talked about Reagan's courtship and betrayal of Iowa Farmers in the '80s.
If Obama is an Elitist that does not understand the Working Class, does a guy whose wife is worth $100M understand?
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