Yes, on the environment. Polls show both men and women give him low marks in that area. But men are still standing by him. He's their President. And men are his safety net or, more precisely, his base.
Every political leader needs a base because sooner or later every politician gets in trouble.
Your base is those who are with you when you're wrong. President Clinton got into plenty of trouble. President Bush has to hope that he can count on that kind of loyalty from men. More from National Journal. More on politics and society in Atlantic Unbound and The Atlantic Monthly.