NYT/Reuters: Cracks Appear in NASCAR Voters' Republican Loyalty

[DeepModem Mom]

Cracks Appear in NASCAR Voters' Republican Loyalty
By REUTERS
Published: August 17, 2006

....NASCAR fans, or more specifically "NASCAR dads,'' were highly courted voters in 2004, a group targeted by conservative Republicans after their earlier successes with suburban "soccer moms'' and blue-collar "Reagan Democrats.''

The term "NASCAR dads'' is shorthand for blue-collar, mostly white, southern men who support the U.S. military, like to hunt and enjoy watching cars race around asphalt tracks at speeds of up to 200 mph.

While politicians focused on NASCAR's core in 2004, some polls indicate cracks may be appearing in the overall fan base of an estimated 75 million people.

Polling by Zogby International in August found that while more than half of NASCAR fans voted for President George W. Bush in 2004, 56 percent now say the country is on the wrong track.

Almost one-third of NASCAR fans now intend to vote for Democrats in congressional races this fall, similar to the number planning to vote Republican, according to the Zogby poll. According to political analysts, this has occurred despite no significant increase in Democratic campaigning aimed at this group....

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/sports/sports-nascar.html

[Cha]

1. "Cracks"?! Give us a crack and

we'll crack it wide open! If we had a free press and fairness in broadcasting(thanks to those who let this slip away (:sarcasm:)this whole country would be full of cracks!

[babylonsister]

2. This is a GOOD story! Gives me a bit of hope that they're not all

brain dead! :woohoo:

[madrchsod]

3. ? so many people think all nascar fans are republican

white trash hillbillys..guess what they are not. pretty stupid to lump everyone in one of the biggest sport in the usa

[soothsayer]

4. it's a sport?

[Ian David]

7. Is standing on the overpass watching traffic a sport, too? n/t

[madrchsod]

9. i rest my case

[Ian David]

5. MoveOn.org should sponsor their own race car. n/t

[grytpype]

6. I thought it was just a bunch of hillbillies turning left. n/t

[Ian David]

8. No, it's a bunch of wealthy CORPORATE rednecks turning left. n/t

[jedicord]

10. "They're taking a LEFT turn! There's another left turn!...

MAN, this sport is easy to watch when you're hammered!"

Ventriloquist I saw on Comedy Central.

Being a huge NASCAR fan, even I find that funny!