hit ‘em where they live

Obama is struggling to maintain a lead over McCain in the polls. Could this be one of the reasons?

Tax Rates For New Yorkers Would Top 50% Under Obama

‘Significant Difference’ Is Seen For High-Income Areas Like the City

Glenn Reynolds notes:

A BASIC RULE OF POLITICS has always been that you tax other people’s constituents to provide goodies for your people. So Barack Obama deserves credit for breaking from this with a tax plan that will hit well-off blue-staters — his core constituency — the hardest

I’m really curious to see whether well-off Americans will vote against their self-interest in campaign ‘08. Calling Tom Frank!