Jonathan Bernstein: “The Quinnipiac poll getting buzz today may be worthless, but the general topic of evaluating Barack Obama is another opportunity to make an important point: almost everything about Obama’s presidency can be explained by saying he’s a Democratic president. He’s an interesting man, but as president he’s become about as generic as possible.”
Obama Is a Generic Brand
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