Democrats counting on 'a lot of discontent'

HICKORY, N.C. IN TRYING to relate to white, working-class voters, Barack Obama cited the job losses in the furniture and textile plants in this area at a packed high school gymnasium on Tuesday. He drew loud applause for saying how corporate profits have gone "way up" while the average family was losing income as "the cost of healthcare, to college, ... (Full article: 729 words)

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