John Edwards's cunning ploy

摘要

A year ago, Senator John Edwards learned a secret in McAlester. He discovered that the town and its region were the habitat of the "yellow-dog" Democrats (those who would rather vote for an old yellow dog than vote Republican), who have a huge impact in state politics. In this distinctively southern part of Oklahoma, in hamlets settled by southern coal-miners and outlaws in the 19th century, politics is as popular a pastime as hunting and fishing. Populist moderates here in Little Dixie, as the locals call it, like to shake hands and have a cup of coffee with candidates.