August 29, 2008 - 16:54

Palin and Hillary’s core, core vote

How will Sarah Palin play in New Hampshire? Specifically, how will she play with Hillary’s voters?

Two-part answer:

(1) Among Democratic women who live in Bow or Bedford and send $100 to NARAL every year? Not so well.

(2) But remember, the core of Hillary’s core vote in New Hampshire was not women from Bow. The core of her core, from beginning to end, always was women who lived in working-class wards in places like Manchester and Nashua, Rochester and Somersworth, Claremont and Berlin.

Assuming (and it’s not a small assumption) that Palin gets off on the right foot, those voters are the ones to watch.

Dante Scala teaches American politics at the University of New Hampshire and blogs at Graniteprof.

Dante Scala can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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