When things are hopeless, people turn to religion to endure. When freedoms are threatened, people stand together to fight the battles they can. When jobs either move overseas, or immigrants take them for less cost, people begin to resent the foreign-born.

I know small towns and people ARE bitter at the disregard by our politicians. Multimillonaires that have not shopped in a grocery store in a decade or filled their own tank of gas since the 20th century have no right to tell me that someone that understands my bitterness is being condescending.

Bill Clinton used it to rally the base. Karl Rove used it to divide the electorate and motivate his base. Obama is using a proven tool. We know McCain and Clinton will not act on their promises, so maybe..just maybe, Obama will.