The color of his skin, and FREE STUFF!!!!
In Haiti vs. the Dominican Republic they see themselves vastly different from one another though both nations have African History of migration........The Dominicans refused to identify with Africa and chose to identify with Spain...regardless of the degree of darkness in their skin t Haiti , on the other hand completely identified with Africa in all respects.
As a result these two nations continue to “segregate” their race and nations based on ‘Who” they 'identify' with....When you take a look at the Dominican culture and lifestyle over that of the Haitians you see that the Domincan nation has prospered far better as THEY took the initiative to move forward from their African Heritage. Haiti on the other hand continues to hold to African culture and religion and who they identify with.
I say this because no matter that Obama is milato...he “looks” dark skinned and therefore most in this nation ‘identify with him’ who are darker skinned then white Americans. So the vast numbers continue to support him even if they disagree with how he's running things. IMO.