>> are you surprised that the president is going where he's going or from a political standpoint, gig through the midwest, a place where he had so much support and was able to win back in 2008, does he need to get into the black community, robert? >> to answer your first question, i'm not surprised. president obama is trailing the republican generic ballot for rural white voters, and where do they live? they live in the midwest, in iowa, michigan, pennsylvania, which ironically are battleground states. it's not by chance the president is going there. to your second point, the african-american community has every right to be frustrated and angry. to use karen's words, not only are they frustrated, but they're very, very angry. regardless of whether the if you want is black or white and people need jobs, not just any old job, they need good-paying quality job. the average unemployment rate is