Find Nick show me the sound byte, where Obama says that is
ONLY reason.
You added the word ONLY.
And I'd avoid using the word "crowd" - he has the widest demographic.
It's also not anything new that Obama has said before:
On why some don't vote for Democrats, not just him.
Kansas for example. They will vote on faith issues or morality issues, instead of economic issues. He mentions another town Gailsburg, Illinois that lost jobs to Mexico. Those guys are being offered re-training jobs as a nursing assistants. Big burly men..they've lost their economic certainty or optimistic stability. What they do know is that they can hunt with their friends and feel a sense of camaraderies or go to church. That was in 2004.
Further:
Look at minute 2:24 - It says the EXACT opposite that he is not contemptuous of their lifestyle and no one is looking down upon them. People that voted for GW Bush, voted for Obama as senator in 2004. A lot of republicans said "I don't agree on these other issues, but you understand where I'm coming from."
YouTube - Obama (2004) connects guns, religion, economics, and bitter
You've colored his comments all wrong.
For crying outloud. Foxnews put this story on the airwaves Friday night, after the Drudge report had it up. By Saturday they had PA voters that were not disagreeing with what Obama said about the bitterness of their economic situation.