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1. Men (of all colors, not just white) tend to have an attitude that they should take care of themselves (part of it is pride, as men are raised with the idea that a “real man” provides for himself and his family.) The Dem line has long been “we’ll take care of you.” That has a strong appeal to women (hence more women vote Dem), but it is a turn off to men. A better message for men would be “We’ll help you take care of yourself.”
2. White men have been demonized by the Dems for long enough that when Obama says he wants to “spread the wealth around” the knee-jerk reaction from white males is “yea, he wants to spead my wealth around.”