Rakim Brooks doesn't believe Obama's base is deserting him:
Liberals are not the president’s problem. When Democratic presidents or nominees lose elections, it is because of independents and centrist voters. President Obama’s problem is no different. When he was inaugurated 62 percent of independents and 41 percent of Republicans approved of the president. Today, support rests at 39 percent and 10 percent from those respective groups, whereas core constituencies, like women and African Americans, have stuck with the president. African-American women are near universal in their approval of Obama.
(Chart by Gallup)
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