Barack Obama, one of the most debated and publicized figures around, wound his way through western Pennsylvania this weekend on a bus tour with a formidable task: reshaping perceptions of him on unfriendly turf.
From the blue collar hamlets of Allegheny County to the faded steel community of Johnstown, some of Obama's thinnest support is in this region that gave birth to the term “Reagan Democrat†— white, working class union voters who, in this fierce race for the Democratic presidential nomination, have favored Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in far greater numbers.
So Obama, unknown on the national stage until four years ago, aimed to identify. For the last two days, he’s wrapped himself in the sort of imagery that invokes familiarity with western Pennsylvania voters.
Pennsylvania, meet Barack Obama
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