that s right. i think it speaks to one of his real failings, he s been kind of indistinct president through much of his time. you ve had this situation where the left has felt he s been kind of a compromise centrist and hasn t fought hard enough with republicans and the center part of the democratic party has felt that like a lot of conservatives that felt he s governed too far from the left, i think again it speaks to the president s failure to really articulate a core governing philosophy and programs he would fight for so people knew where he stood on the spectrum. if chris christie were to get in the race, he was at the library appearance going after president obama for being too much of a populist. let s watch. what happens to state senator obama? when did he decide to become one of dividers he spoke so eloquently of in 2004? mark, you were there and watched that performance and quite a performance it was in terms of political theater. what is your sense of chris
turn the numbers in a decisive way. one of things that s so striking is the base is demoralized for one reason, they don t think he has been tough enough or hard enough progressive enough. every time he pleases one side, he s further alienating the other side. that s right. i think it speaks to one of his real failings, he s been kind of indistinct president through much of his time. you ve had this situation where the left has felt he s been kind of a compromise centrist and hasn t fought hard enough with republicans and the center part of the democratic party has felt that like a lot of conservatives that felt he s governed too far from the left, i think again it speaks to the president s failure to really articulate a core governing philosophy and programs he would fight for so people knew where he stood on the spectrum. if chris christie were to get in the race, he was at the library appearance going after president obama for being too much of a populist. let s watc