https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/04/17/the-likable-barack-obama/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 15:34:56 -0400<![CDATA[The focus on likability is a mistake. It&#8217;s a mistake, first, for Democrats if they believe likability will be enough for Mr. Obama to win re-election come November. It&#8217;s even more of a mistake for those Republicans who believe that the only way to defeat the president is to get fellow Americans to dislike him as much as they do.]]>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:17:21 -0400<![CDATA[Tina Korbe]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/04/17/the-likable-barack-obama-n91712