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| − | '''Joe Sixpack''' is an expression | + | '''Joe Sixpack''' is an expression characterizing a type of down-to-earth voter who wears a T-shirt, grabs a sixpack of beer, and enjoys watching a ballgame on television on the weekends. He contrasts with the image of an elitist, fancy-college-graduate [[liberal]]. |
| − | + | While this expression was used more frequently in the 1980s than it is today, numerous candidates for office have appealed to this type of voter in recent elections, including [[Scott Brown]] in his stunning upset victory for the [[U.S. Senate]] seat previously held by [[Ted Kennedy]] in [[Massachusetts]]. | |
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Revision as of 07:52, November 5, 2010
Joe Sixpack is an expression characterizing a type of down-to-earth voter who wears a T-shirt, grabs a sixpack of beer, and enjoys watching a ballgame on television on the weekends. He contrasts with the image of an elitist, fancy-college-graduate liberal.
While this expression was used more frequently in the 1980s than it is today, numerous candidates for office have appealed to this type of voter in recent elections, including Scott Brown in his stunning upset victory for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts.
