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It was before he joined the white house, but after he made the announcement that he was going to be one of the presidents top senior advisers in the white house. so it is about access. but more importantly, this is about the problem that obama has with his brand. remember, 2008, he ran as the transcendent guy, the guy who was going to be above the petty politicking -- >> heal. >> he was going to change the way washington works. thats part of the rnc ad. this is not the obama who sold himself as ...

Critically important. it was before he joined the white house, but after he made the announcement that he was going to be one of the presidents top senior advisers in the white house. so it is about access. but more importantly, this is about the problem that obama has with his brand. remember, 2008, he ran as the transcendent guy, the guy who was going to be above the petty politicking -- >> heal. >> he was going to change the way washington works. thats part of the rnc ad. this is not the obam...

People believed made him special? >> yeah. and made him different, and what he sold himself on which is that hed be some sort of transcendent guy -- megyn: and dont you think americans are thirsty for that? >> sure. and thats why one of the big reasons why he got elected in 2008. look, obama has a real problem now because unlike 2008 where he could run on that message, number one, hes got a record. and number two, unlike last time where he was just a candidate, now hes the president seeking re-e...

Place in the government, whatever youd like. youre probably going to get a good hearing from the president. what were hearing today is that the particular big donors, and those who bundled at least a half a million dollars or more got some of these very plumb jobs. again this is nothing new, this is how politics operates, martha, but the danger for this particular president is that he ran as the transcendent guy who was going to change the way washington worked. he was going to rail against moni...