Opinion: Obama in Orange County: Too uptown for the O.C. Fair?
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The Times ed board pats Barack Obama on the back today for bucking the stodgy-Republican stereotype and courting those voters in Orange County:
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee gathering $2,300-a-ticket support at the once-Republican bastion where Barry Goldwater and family spent their summers? The African American candidate coming to a city where decades ago the police were known for their ‘NIN’ stops, an acronym that referred to stopping black motorists for questioning simply because they were black and in Newport Beach?
Proof that TV shows about rich, trendy teenagers really can change the world.
But forget that two-grand-a-head soiree. If he’s truly the people’s candidate, if he’s not just eyeing Southern California’s wallet — and if he’s missing the fried fare from his Iowa campaign days — he should head down to the Orange County fair. See the sights, chow down on some fried frog legs and meet a wider cross-section of O.C. and So-Cal than he’ll find at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach.
Where do you think the Democratic hopeful should visit to reach out to So-Cal voters? Post your thoughts below.
-- Amina Khan
*Photo: M. Spencer Green / Associated Press