Country music in particular has never sold better to the suburban voters whom both parties lust after.
An alliance of suburban voters with blacks and whites in the city would assure passage.
But suburban voters are unpredictable, often not voting along party lines.
It's clear he had an eye on raising turnout among suburban voters.
And it was the suburban voters who made the difference.
In a nod to suburban and rural voters, he also promised to cut property taxes.
But the political alignment of suburban voters also seems to be shifting.
It is also the broad swath of independent suburban voters who may decide the election.
He is liberal, which may not appeal to conservative upstate and suburban voters.
To win, Republicans depend on white rural and suburban working-class voters making $30,000 to $50,000 a year.