http://election.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/15/bitter-class-warfare/ The World Affairs Blog Network Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:34:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://election.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/15/bitter-class-warfare/comment-page-1/#comment-619 Election 2008 » Blog Archive » When Religion (Nearly) Meets Politics Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:07:57 +0000 http://election.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/15/bitter-class-warfare/#comment-619 [...] In attempts to engage voters, Hillary Clinton has drank with Irish Catholics, and Obama has gone bowling‚ cultural activities, not religious. In this campaign, however, Obama's religious views in particular have been a point of discussion. Obama has tied his faith story to that of the black community in the United States as a result of the controversy about his Pastor Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Obama has not raised such rhetoric in Pennsylvania; he hasn't had the chance, as he fights the notion that he is "elitist." [...] [...] In attempts to engage voters, Hillary Clinton has drank with Irish Catholics, and Obama has gone bowling‚ cultural activities, not religious. In this campaign, however, Obama's religious views in particular have been a point of discussion. Obama has tied his faith story to that of the black community in the United States as a result of the controversy about his Pastor Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Obama has not raised such rhetoric in Pennsylvania; he hasn't had the chance, as he fights the notion that he is "elitist." [...]

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