Barack Obama is the first President since Dwight Eisenhower to win 50 percent of the vote, both for election and re-election. But, for all that, Obama doesn't like politics and doesn't think of himself as a politician. The President is missing the "schmooze gene," a defining characteristic of political animals, according to Jonathan Alter, author of The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies.
The President Who Doesn't Like Politics
Credits
Guest:
Jonathan Alter - MSNBC -
@jonathanalter
Host:
Warren Olney
Producers:
Evan George,
Christian Bordal,
Katie Cooper