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Obama and the rock community
Obama obviously polls well among certain sectors of the rock community, but there is a sizable niche in this community which plans to vote Republican in the upcoming election. Here is a link
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080403/pl_nm/usa_politics_rockers_dc
McCain apparently does well among white male fans of classic rock. This demographic may be oblivious to the collective "new idea" culture that Obama's campaign taps into. As the lines of one famous classic rock song go, "Meet the new boss/same as the old boss." It seems that this set is going to vote for the person who makes no bones about continuing the policies of the current president rather than fall prey to the false promises of a candidate who promises change.
I would like to see the same survey conducted among fans of country music. I think McCain would win this match up, but there are definitely some liberal country music fans out there are going to vote Democratic. I think we know what party the Dixie Chicks are going to vote for. Who are Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson going to vote for? Merle Haggard has come out in support of Hillary Clinton. Who would Johnny Cash support?