aspects of ukraine, parts of it with russia? a number of public opinion surveys in the last few weeks and then just recently in the last few days show fairly conclusively that at most people in the southeast provinces of ukraine, those who favor reunification, annexation or something along those lines with russia number no more than about 20% of the total population of these regions. so it s roughly four to one against. now, if you go into the two most contested provinces, there the numbers rise to about 30%. there was another poll just taken yesterday asking people in the southeast do you consider the president to be a legitimate president? 75% to 80% said he s illegitima illegitimate. what s the fault lines? is it ethnicity? is it an age gap? is it geography? what s the primary fault lines?
to college? let s be demographic about it, but go ahead. what is that turns those guys off to obama? is it race, is it ethnicity? is it background? what is it, mostly? you know, i don t think we entirely know. i don t think, you know, it s not far fetched to think race is part of it, but part of it s also what s happening to the economy. working class men feeling more dispensable and vulnerable. feeling like the world s not theirs anymore. and part of it s the style of this president, much commented upon that he can seem a little academic or a little aloof at times. and you know, that probably doesn t help either, but, look, you know, politics is about forging alliances and constituencies and he s going to have to, you know, forge one that s not as dependent on white men. yeah. i think, though, there s been a comment in the last couple of days, guy, about him spending too much time with the glitzy people in hollywood, maybe doing too many gay events. i don t know if that offends th
but go ahead. what is that turns those guys off to obama? is it race, is it ethnicity? is it background? what is it, mostly? you know, i don t think we entirely know. i don t think, you know, it s not far fetched to think race is part of it, but part of it s also what s happening to the economy. working class men feeling more dispensable and vulnerable. feeling like the world s not theirs anymore. and part of it s the style of this president, much commented upon that he can seem a little academic or a little aloof at times. and you know, that probably doesn t help either, but, look, you know, politics is about forging alliances and constituencies and he s going to have to, you know, forge one that s not as dependent on white men. yeah. i think, though, there s been a comment in the last couple of days, guy, about him spending too much time with the glitzy people in hollywood, maybe doing too many gay events. i don t know if that offends the white working guy.