BMWs Stay Home as Rich U.S. Candidates Seek Old-Car Street Cred
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They ride the streets in pickups and cars old enough to suggest a welder or a store clerk is behind the wheel. Cameras follow and, if the drivers have their way, so will votes.
Vehicular stagecraft is on the road again as U.S. office-seekers deploy high-mileage autos meant to confer Main Street authenticity. The Fords, Chevrolets and Jeeps are rolling protection against charges of elitism like those that led to the June 10 primary defeat of Eric Cantor, the Republican majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives.