'The Boss' backs Obama
"He has the depth, the reflectiveness, and the resilience to be our next President. He speaks to the America I've envisioned in my music for the past 35 years, a generous nation with a citizenry willing to tackle nuanced and complex problems, a country that's interested in its collective destiny and in the potential of its gathered spirit."
Posted Apr 16, 2008
smckenzie23
Responses to this thread:
todd:
The race, class and celebrity implications of endorsement are fascinating to me. Bruce Springsteen is a wealthy, white, rock star whose fans are mostly middle and working class white people. It's hard to think about how this plays.
smckenzie23:
Well, I'm not a fan of his music, but the themes and lyrics are pretty much in line with Obama's & very much working class topics. Also very "heartland" demographics.
