Despite many months of campaigning and hours of TV exposure, Barack Obama remains a puzzle to millions of potential voters. Is he a high-minded idealist with the vision and the capacity to get America back on track, or another Machiavellian politician who just wants to win? We hear about core values, the flip-flop on public financing and fighting the unfounded rumors. Can he win over skeptics with his oratorical skills? Is he in need of a Big Idea?
Obama: A Transcendent Figure or the Conventional Politician?
Credits
Guests:
- Dorothy Wickenden - Executive Editor, New Yorker
- Steve Kornacki - Salon.com - @SteveKornacki
- Matthew Dowd - ABC News - @matthewjdowd
- Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - @ggreenwald