- "In the NPR poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies/Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, support for the candidates was split according to cultural habits — 42 percent of people who get their coffee at Starbucks favored Obama compared to 39 percent for McCain. However 58 percent of people who frequent Wal-Mart favored McCain while 33 percent picked Obama."
What does people's tendency to frequent Wal-Mart have to do with anything? I know some very well-to-do folks who LOVE to shop at thrift stores and never pass up a chance to go to a yard sale. I know that's anecdotal, but I believe that Wal-Mart patronage just might also be considered a slap in the face of the so-called "middle-class" from those who view them in a dim light - particularly in middle America.
This is of course in contrast to the young, hippish folks who slurp Starbuck's coffee while answering pollster's questions. They are of course very well educated, upscale and enlightened as compared to the Wal-Mart crowd.
I have a simple question though. What about those folks (like me) who walk around Wal-mart holding a Starbuck's Venti Mocha Latte while shopping for hunting gear, guns, knives, ammo, etc.... - nobody asked my opinion?!
2 comments:
Not to be argumentitive, but I think there is something there. Two different worlds. Commerce is definitely marks our social boundaries.
It's funny I just commented to my wife how different I felt when I went into a Starbucks awhile ago in relation to Tim Hortons (Canadian institution that sells donuts and cheap coffee)
But know, this kind of polling in dumb, but there is enough there to connect with folks. Although, it probably does have some intent on casting a negative glance on the simpleton "wal-mart" folk who are brainwashed by the GOP.
I don't know. Funny thought actually.
Honestly, I what really influences me is what britney spears thinks about the election. That is important.
I'm more in tune with Lindsey Lohan myself - everything she says is just soooo.....so deep! For that matter, everything she does nowadays is art!
On a serious note - yes, I do get the correlation between different kinds of folks - somewhat - I just don't like the stereotypes.
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