tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990055.post9180828284165577559..comments2024-01-26T01:52:53.198-05:00Comments on PolySigh: Why They Lover Her in ColumbusPhilip Klinknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559722693896372701noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990055.post-1758058448083668962008-02-19T22:29:00.000-05:002008-02-19T22:29:00.000-05:00Sounds like a bad poll to me. Cincinnati and Clev...Sounds like a bad poll to me. Cincinnati and Cleveland are much older cities than Columbus, and they -- particularly Cleveland -- are part of the rust belt. Columbus is white collar and much more cutting edge than coastal dwellers imagine. Its economy rests on government, Ohio State University, Cardinal Health, Nationwide Insurance, Abercrombie & Fitch, Limited Brands and a raft of other employers that didn't exist 20 years ago. It's widely recognized as socially tolerant, it has -- in Midwestern terms -- a huge gay and lesbian population, and it wins numerous awards as a top city for African-American professionals. In other words, it seems to me to be Obama territory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990055.post-25948906695076050242008-02-19T22:26:00.000-05:002008-02-19T22:26:00.000-05:00That explanation for Cincinnati might be backward....That explanation for Cincinnati might be backward. I think it's more likely that groups that have been strong for Clinton -- older voters, blue-collars, Catholics -- are disproportionately Republican in Cincinnati and are thus not in the Democratic primary electorate. <BR/><BR/>Conversely, I think one reason Clinton did so well in Massachusetts is that almost all blue-collar and high school educated voters participate in the Democratic primary there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com