Steve Sailer’s report that Obama drives a Chrysler, not a Prius, will certainly help Obama here in the industrial Midwest.  Trade has the potential to be a big issue in Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania in the fall, and driving a Chrysler may help Obama (if he is the nominee) recover some of the credibility he lost when his campaign apparently told the Canadians that Obama’s criticism of NAFTA was just for show and not to be taken seriously.  Of course, the sort of people who drove Priuses are a core Obama constituency, so maybe the campaign will have to signal to them that the presidential Lincoln will be replaced by a hybrid if Obama wins.