Listening to the so-called "pundits" on CNN during the Indiana primary coverage convinced me even more that those people don't know what the heck they're talking about.

Where do they find 'em? And how much money do they pay 'em for their "expert" opinions?

Since this campaign began, there have been days when I listened thinking I would learn something. Now, after hearing some of the comments they made about Indiana, I'm thinking they probably didn't know much about Iowa or New Hampshire or Pennsylvania or Texas either.

With a swipe of John King's hand over our side of the map, we heard it over and over again -- this is the white, rural, conservative, blue-collar area. Was it just me, or did they somehow make it sound like this was where all the stupid folks live?

I didn't have any doubt how my own precinct would vote. I figured Obama would get a handful. Seven is a handful -- that's how many he got. Hillary got 116.

At one point, King said this area would be a test of Hillary's strength ... so did you look at those results? In Greene County, she got 65 percent, Owen County was 60 percent, Clay was 66 percent, Sullivan County 67 percent, Daviess County was 60 percent, Knox was 66 percent, and on and on it goes.

Over on the other side of the state, it was much the same story. In Switzerland, Ohio and Dearborn Counties, Hillary got 75 percent.

So, are they talking about that today? Probably not. They're saying it was a squeaker.

They talk about educated vs. non-educated voters, blue-collar vs. the "upscale," women vs. men and white vs. black.

And they're still talking about how awful it would be if the Democrat Party would "take away" the nomination from Obama because it would alienate all of the Obama crowd -- especially the new ones who have just gotten involved this year.

I just don't get it.

Why aren't they worried about alienating the not-for-Obama crowd -- the ones who've been supporting Democrats, paying taxes and voting for years and years and years?

I wish the Democrats and the CNN experts would re-think.

And to John King ... under that swipe of your hand over that rural, blue-collar, conservative area lives thousands of people who pay taxes, work hard, and pay more taxes.

Who lives down there? The people who grow your grain and raise your steak and hamburger, build your cars, supply our military with safe weapons, drive things you need cross-country and make your medical devices.

They're also the people who send their sons and daughters to Iraq. Their vote, and their support of our country, is just a little more important than you made them out to be.

Anna is a staff writer at the Greene County Daily World and can be reached at 847-4487 or by e-mail at indianarose@fastmail.us