Who are the people who think Obama can do a better job with the economy?

Donald Lambro:

How is it possible that Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney on who can better handle the economy when it has been in decline all year?

Economists on both sides say this is one of the weakest recoveries since the Great Depression. New York Times economic columnist Paul Krugman, one of President Obama’s early supporters, said, “This is still a terrible economy.”

The overall economy barely grew by 1.7 percent in the second quarter, down from 2.0 percent in the first three months of 2012. Business economists have lowered their forecasts to 1.5 percent or lower for the year. The Federal Reserve Board says it will keep its interest rates near zero for the foreseeable future because they expect the economy to remain in a weakened condition for several years to come.

Most Americans do not follow the economic data that diagnose the economy’s ups and downs. They know what their economic circumstances are. Yet political pollsters and reporters doing voter canvassing tell of interviews with people who say they have been out of work for months still say they are voting for Mr. Obama.

Most get their economic news from the nightly network shows, but the people who produce these programs bend over backward to report as little as possible about the levels of economic deprivation that characterize Mr. Obama’s presidency.

Did you see the story on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams last week about how unemployment rose in more than half the states in August? Of course not, because he didn’t report it.

Nevertheless, in the fourth insufferable year of Mr. Obama’s term in office, the unemployment rate climbed in 26 states, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Five were battleground states that probably will decide this election and where Mr. Obama, improbably, is leading Mr. Romney.

Unemployment was unchanged in the battlegrounds of Ohio, Virginia and in Florida, where the jobless rate nears 9 percent.
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I think I understand liberals.  For them all elections are about power instead of reality.  what I don't understand is that liberals make up only 20 percent of the electorate, so why is Obama getting more than 20 percent of the vote?  That is what makes no sense.  Why would the rest of voters support someone who has failed on the economy and on foreign policy?

I would like to think that Americans are smart enough to see Obama's shortcomings.  I hope I am not overestimating their intelligence.