Citizen G'kar: Musings on Earth

December 29, 2007

Can Obama Change His Stripes?

It seems that Obama is feeling the pressure from Edwards, so he's changing his tune to populist themes about the working class. Tell me, why would he have to change his message if he really was a populist? Just how much can he be supportive of the working class?
Los Angeles Times
Working-class voters have been migrating to the former North Carolina senator in recent weeks, prompting a shift in strategy.


Obama knocks CEOs who "dump" employee pensions while "pocketing bonuses." He laments Maytag workers who "labored all their lives only to see their jobs shipped overseas." He recalls humble beginnings and says his experience is "rooted in the lives of the people."


That kind of hard-driving populism has formed the core of John Edwards' campaign for president. But those words have come this week from Barack Obama -- one of Edwards' chief rivals for the Democratic nomination -- who has recalibrated his campaign to appeal to working-class voters before Thursday's caucuses.

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