Obama Says He Erred in "Bitter" Remark

Barack Obama apologizes for the statement that Pennsylvania white working class voters are "bitter" for falling on hard times during the Clinton and Bush administrations, and as a consequence "cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations." Predictably, the Clinton and McCain campaigns wasted little time in weighing in on the remark, accusing Obama of elitism, condescension, and of being out of touch with those voters. In my opinion, what he said is true.