Public Perception Is Just Wrong About Key Obama Issues
President Obama's much-lauded speaking skills have faltered when it comes to informing the public about his administration's work.
U.S. President Barack Obama talks to middle-school students who are participating in an "Hour of Code" event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014.
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President Barack Obama is a renowned orator, capable of lofty and often moving rhetoric. When it comes to informing Americans about the accomplishments of his own administration, however, he's not exactly the persuader-in-chief.
A Bloomberg Politics poll shows that on two controversial issues, the budget deficit and deporting illegal immigrants, the public believes Obama's critics–even though reality favors the president.