A very good piece by John B. Judis at TNR (they took the article down behind a subscriber wall I think) wonders if Obama is the "Next McGovern?"

My take on Judis' well-crafted argument is that Obama still has time to win over the white working-class Reagan Dems that have been, shall we say, reluctant to come over to his side. But Clinton's tactics, combined with the media focus on some of Obama's negative associations, has created a wide playing field for Republican strategists to attack him.

It looks like Obama is going to have to ratchet up his rhetoric so he can appeal to these suspicious, patriotic, and less-educated voters.