January 4, 2008

Lesson from Iowa: It's the Economy, Stupid

By Amy D. Goldstein
What is the lesson out of Iowa?  It's the economy, stupid.Yes, African-American Barak Hussein Obama -- a first-term Senator from Illinois -- won in a state that is 95 percent white.  As Juan Williams of NPR and Fox News said, there was no black or Hispanic vote to put him over the top.  But, more than that, Americans want change.  Look at who voted for Obama -- younger people, single people, single women, people who make over $100,000 per year AND under $100,000 per year -- and union members.  Union members?  Weren't they supposed to be backing Edwards?  Obama campaigned as the candidate of change, and Americans who feel economically insecure supported him.One the Republican side, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee won pretty handily.  Yes, Evangelicals and home-schoolers put him over the top.  But, what was his message?  I'm like you.  I grew up in Hope, Arkansas in a poor rural situation, and by gosh I'm running for...(Read Full Article)