Why do people vote against their economic interests? Take a look at some threads here.

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17. You don't have to do anything

But it's always a little odd to see what Republicans do used as justification for doing the same thing. I mean, isn't that a bad thing?

Let's take a fictional swing voter in southern Virginia. This is a white man, age 45, HS education, pulling down 32K a year in a blue-collar job. He's not much of a fan of either party and has some issues with both Romney and Obama. He's a Christian and pretty conservative on social issues but not extreme. Voted for Clinton twice and Bush twice, but became disillusioned with Bush in his second term. Supported Huckabee in the 2008 primaries, but thought McCain was out of touch and too much of an insider. He opted for Obama in the general because he thought we needed a shakeup in Washington. He's not particularly happy with Obama's performance but doesn't hate him. He's not much of a racist. He thinks Rush goes too far but believes O'Reilly is a straight-shooter.

This guy could go either way. If he gets the impression that educated liberals think he's a stupid racist because he lives in the south and doesn't have a college degree, could that tip him towards Romney? Conservatives aren't calling him names, after all.