country would really be in trouble. there were lots of cheers. there was a lot of laughter. i can't tell whether people know when to take him seriously or, you know, when not to. >> well, that's exactly what his supporters like about him. they see in the president someone who's willing to say what he thinks, to not be constrained by what they see as, they often call political correctness, or sort of the morays of washington, of american society, right now, particularly when it comes to issues of race and identity, but it is also something that is, as you point out, has caused him trouble in broadening out that base of support. particularly with female voters. we've seen his numbers with female voters really take a deep turn, and really drop quite dramatically. since he's been in office. so that style cuts two ways. it's what, it's what his supporters love, and it's what the president loves delivering, because he gets the big applause lines at campaign events and