Obama on small town America

Back in April 2008, before the democratic primary election in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama made a few comments over the phone that he may still have to pay up to in the general election.
Obama was quoted as saying residents of small town America, "cling to their guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them." This statement insulted much of the state's rural residents and ultimately led to the primary victory of Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania. What really angered Pennsylvanians was that just before the controversial statement Obama mentioned that there is bitterness in small towns across Pennsylvania specifically and included the rest of the Midwest. Both Hillary Clinton and John McCain had immediate responses to Obama's comments. At the time McCain choose to spin Obama"s comments in a way to make the Illinois senator appear out of touch with the working classes of America. This spin of things may have some truth to it, as many of Obama's supporters within the Democratic party consist of the highly educated and wealthy voters. Clinton was considered to have a stronghold within the working class on the Democratic Party. This issue of Obama being out of touch with the working class is bound to come up within the race in Pennsylvania.