be afraid

[rm]

I ranted about why on earth do people have this desire for the president to be "a regular guy"

This being Gather, some people replied with what I considered pretty terrifying responses.

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977219392

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[drfardook.livejournal.com]

I take it more as a sign that when a voter says he wants someone the present to be 'a regular guy' that they want them to share their cultural values more than be of the same economic class.

I'm not sure the average voter is going to respond to Romney's fortune (which is reported to be just south of $250 million) more than they're going to respond to his religion, turnaround on social issues to appeal to socially conservative voters, and deliberate personal appearance. Similarly Bush is seen as a "regular guy" despite being a poster child for nepotism of every shape and form.

This may be a result of years of Republican "class warfare" rhetoric where you weren't allowed to talk about much less criticize the accumulation of personal wealth.