Well, back on topic. One of the main reasons middle America will not vote for Obama in the fall is his arrogance and sense of entitlement. He believes that "Americans are fearful, bitter, dumb, and need to be led around by their betters AKA liberals"
Here's a good analysis written by Thomas Sowell in his book "Vision of The Anointed"
"In their haste to be wiser and nobler than others, the anointed have misconceived two basic issues. They seem to assume (1) that they have more knowledge than the average member of the benighted and (2) that this is the relevant comparison. The real comparison, however, is not between the knowledge possessed by the average member of the educated elite versus the average member of the general public, but rather the total direct knowledge brought to bear though social processes (the competition of the marketplace, social sorting, etc.), involving millions of people, versus the secondhand knowledge of generalities possessed by a smaller elite group." -- P. 114 My favorite though - and there are many... "This (liberal) vision so permeates the media and academia, and has made such major inroads into the religious community, that many grow into adulthood unaware that there is any other way of looking at things, or that evidence might be relevant to checking out the sweeping assumptions of so-called "thinking people". Many of these "thinking people" could more accurately be characterized as articulate people, as people whose verbal nimbleness can elude both evidence and logic. This can be a fatal talent, when it supplies the crucial insulation from reality behind may historic catastrophes." -- P. 6 Amazon.com: The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation As a Basis for Social Policy: Thomas Sowell: Books