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I for one find the Times' provincialism mildly condescending. They keep finding articles and quotes that the rest of the country look like a bunch of simpletons. Consider this quote from a Utah primary voter:
Carole Summers, 76, said she supported Mr. Kerry because "he has a nice head of
hair."
Sure, it's nice to dig up the common folk and see what it is that's motivating them to vote. And it's certainly important to see what people in the restof the country look at when the vote for a candidate. But I have never, ever, seen the Times try and dig up some less educated rube from Staten Island and see if he's voting for the guy who's got the best neck. Besides, what's wrong with Edwards' hairdo?
NYT has another "Look, ma! it's the endangered species Democratus Southernus" novelty story running. Of course, Kerry decided to spend his day inside the city of Atlanta, and did so allying himself with people like John Lewis and Valerie Jackson (the wife of Maynard Jackson). This is all well and good, but Bush won only 9% of the black vote in 2000, and there's a very real chance he's going to do worse in 2004 (which is disturbing, since he'd rapidly be approaching the point of margin for error). Kerry has talked a big talk about spending time where Democrats haven't traditionally done well in order to both help his campaign and grow the party, but he's not really succeeding in Atlanta. He really needs to be spending time in places like Albany, America, Columbus, Savannah, and perhaps Macon as well. Meanwhile, John Edwards is doing exactly that.
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