#8. “It’s not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
When asked in San Francisco how he could win over small-town voters, Obama stuck his foot directly in his mouth with that crowd. Obama offended almost the entire right-wing voter base here, including libertarians who are gun friendly, but not religious. The president never cared about winning their votes or support anyway, as evidenced with how he rammed Obamacare down the nation’s throat with absolutely zero Republican support.