It seems not to matter. Barry’s Joe the Plumber moment got considerable press and he’s a 2 term resident. He said basically the same thing about coal fired plants w/o any repercussions. It seems the electorate is the problem esp since they are told in advance...its like failing and open book test.
I still think the president’s skintone was the biggest factor. If he were a white guy with the same ideology, he’d not even have made it to the Senate.
They voted for him to prove themselves “non-racist”.
They voted for him in order to appease the race-baiting crowd. “Maybe this race nightmare will end with a black president”.