Obama is capable - as evidenced by his first-term success with health care reform. But mandate-building requires humility, a trait not easily associated with him.
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Anything may be possible in America, but a Palin presidency is virtually implausible.
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We're living in an era of unprecedented change, and I want to be a part of documenting it.
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Palin seems to have forgotten that her poll ratings have plummeted since the summer of 2011.
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President George W. Bush won reelection in 2004 largely because he was seen as comfortable in his own skin, while rival John Kerry was viewed as a flip-flopping opportunist.
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Obama might do well to remember that his fast rise from the Illinois state Senate was due in large part to an uncanny ability to make friends and find mentors.
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By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools - a striving politician who considers himself above politics.
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Mandates are rarely won on election night. They are earned after Inauguration Day by leaders who spend their political capital wisely, taking advantage of events without overreaching.
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Historians will likely give Obama credit for steering the country away from the brink of economic collapse in 2009.