Any reasonable observer of the 2010 campaign season can conclude President Obama has been completely ineffective selling his agenda, his policies and a rationale for continuing to support Democrats in Congress.
Its been a steady downhill plunge for Obama and Democratic fortunes since passage of health care reform, and since unemployment remains a national crisis.
But Obama reached bottom during his appearance on the Daily Show — where he not only looked like just another ‘dude’ on a talk show, but where his very aura as a leader crumbled on the set as the interview progressed.
For the record, the White House says it was pleased with the interview, and that the demographic reached through the interview was helpful to mobilizing the Dem base. From a public relations standpoint, and burnishing the Obama brand, it was among the worst, ill-selected interviews of his entire Presidency.