Barack Obama may be popular among most Democrats, and is ahead in many polls nationally against Mitt Romney, but there certainly are areas where he is extremely unpopular, a lot of it based on his race, but also on cultural issues affected by religious beliefs, including gay marriage, abortion rights, and the role of women, and also based on backing of gun rights in the hinterland of the nation, with fear that Obama is out to take away one’s guns.
So we saw Oklahoma and West Virginia strongly against him earlier, and last night, we witnessed Arkansas and Kentucky also having strong opposition against him.
However, this must all be seen in perspective, as the lowest percentage Obama has received is the 57 percent in Oklahoma. Obama gained 58 percent in Arkansas and Kentucky and 59 percent in West Virginia.
If anyone running for any office gains between 57% and 59% of the vote, that is considered a landslide by any measure. The fact that the next lowest percentage was 76 percent in Louisiana, 79 percent in North Carolina, and 80 percent in Alabama tells us Obama has nothing to be worried about.
With only seven states yet to vote in Presidential primaries, the likelihood of any of those states voting lower percentages than these seven states mentioned above is extremely low.
So, yes, Barack Obama is opposed in portions of the country, primarily the South and Appalachia, but that is not a measurement of his overall popularity nationwide!
Hello Professor,
As President Obama may not be “All Things to All People,†but those who need protection against the “Predatory Conservative Capitalism†plus the representation and voice for the Working Middle Class, should rally around the propagation of getting this President reelected and the purging of the Toxic Tea Party members in both Congress and Senate.
The citizens of the South and Appalachia should recognize their “Historic Plight†more than most of the economic enslavement that was so prevalent in their past. Mitt Romney with a “Corporate Controlled†Republican House and Senate would be the worst aspect for their future well being. The separation of “Those Whom Have and Those Whom Have Not,†would exponentially become just that much more prevalent.
You are absolutely correct! No argument here with your assertions!