This might be one of the real ironies of recent presidential politics, but Vassar and Yale educated Hillary Clinton is the candidate of the blue collar set. According to Ron Brownstein (via Matthew Yglesias), Hillary is leading Obama by 2 to 1 among non-college educated white Democrats in Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania and 23 points nationwide among whites without college education. Hillary was especially effective in expressing her identification with firefighters at the International Association of Fire Fighters convention: "You were there when we needed you, and I want you to know I will be there when you need me." Fifteen years in the Washington trenches have given Hillary one of the most important intangibles for governing effectively in our ferocious political climate--fire in her belly.
Correction: Clinton went to Wellesley instead of Vassar. Thanks Anonymous!
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Hillary Clinton did not attend Vassar.
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