Democrats have a problem with snobbery, according to Michael Barone:
Core Democrats have an emotional investment in the idea that George W. Bush is an idiot [they believe they’re] smarter than other people. At the heart of their hatred of Bush is snobbery… Dean and Kerry [exude snobbery]. This could give whichever of them survives New Hampshire an edge with core Democrats.
If the snob factor leads Democrats to nominate Kerry or Dean, Bush wins in a landslide, because most Americans don’t share this attitude. Barone is one of the most serious students of American politics, and his views are worth considering.
Link via Instapundit.
He really is excellent. Though his views are moderately conservative, his analyses are always very fair and very insightful.