I don't get it

Nascar Dads, whose wages, in real terms, are steadily declining under Bush, and big-money investors, whose stocks--according to the S&P 500, the broadest-based index of publicly-traded shares--have experienced the first-ever five-year decline during Bush's watch, are among his ardent supporters. This can't be based on his performance. How come he's still their darling? Any ideas? What am I missing?