Obama Calls Small Towns Bitter

President Obama's Entrepreneurial Mindset

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I have not seen much evidence of Obama being in touch with small-town Kentucky, but after reading David Plouffe's new book, The Audacity to Win, I have become convinced that he knows what it takes to run a business.

Bittergate: the Untold Story Behind the Story that Rocked the Obama Campaign

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books


Mayhill Fowler

Obama's Bittergate remark -- which I broke and which is revisited in David Plouffe's new book -- was and still is one of the biggest stories of that historic presidential run. It is also still one of the least understood. Here's the untold story behind it.

Defining Obama

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics


Dylan Loewe

Obama is being described as unelectable, as incapable of connecting with working class voters, and as someone who might be uncomfortable with patriotism. Obama is being defined by others. It's time for him to do the defining.

The Alabama of Pennsylvania Mirrors New Hampshire

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home


Jennifer Donahue

It's anybody's guess how the state will shake out a week from today. But listening to voters in Pennsylvania, I'd guess it won't turn on the word "bitter," "gun" or "God."

Jason Linkins

Noteworthy Political Scientist Says Clinton Was For Characterization Of Working-Class Voters Before She Was Against It

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics


Oh, noes! Would it crush anyone's beautiful velveteen pony to learn that Hillary Clinton hasn't always been a duck-hunting, beer-drankin', Senator-Sa...

Clinton Pollster: Obama Comments "Fair Game" For Attack Ads

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics


Hillary chief strategist Geoffrey Garin dramatically raised the stakes in the battle over Barack Obama's comments about small-town America, saying in...

A Small Town Response To Obama's Talking "Off The Bus"

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.19.2008 | Home


Karen Dalton-Beninato

The media is having a field day over Obama's words. But he lives in Chicago and was talking about sentiments he has heard across the Midwest. I've heard them too. All you have to do is ask.

Sam Stein

Obama 'Small Town' Comments Draw Fire, Support

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.19.2008 | Politics


** UPDATED APRIL 12 WITH RESPONSES FROM MCCAIN, OBAMA, PUNDITS, AND VIDEO OF FUNDRAISER ** Sen. Hillary Clinton drew sharp disagreements with Sen. Ba...

Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

Obama tells Californians it's natural that the economically disenfranchised heartland turns to guns, religion, and xenophobia.