The republicans don't know that. They have severe memory loss. They already forgot Colorado.......what do you xpect?
Obama's problem is he doesn't talk what he is thinking and/or doesn't fight for what he knows is true. He lets assholes define him. It is the reason he was not my first choice in 2008. Everyone said we need a unifier. Well, there is no such thing. The only way is to state forcefully your point and argue it.
I would make minced meat out of them if I were his spokesman.