For Trump, It’s About America’s Ego — And His Own
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A Key to Success for Obama?
Summary: From Oprah Magazine: “Boring” might not be the first adjective that comes to mind to describe President Barack Obama, but it was “No Drama Obama” who assured the nation with his steady composure and won the White House. Aubrey Immelman, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in Minnesota, says the variable that most distinguishes Obama from the two previous presidents is conscientiousness.
The Secret to Obama’s Success: He’s Boring?
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Obama’s Decision-Making Style
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Taliban Leader to Muslims: Continue Jihad
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In His Slow Decision-Making, Obama Goes with Head, Not Gut
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Obama Moves to Centralize Control Over Party Strategy
By Jeff Zeleny and Peter Baker January 23, 2010 Excerpts WASHINGTON – President Obama is reconstituting the team that helped him win the White House to...
“Personality and Politics: Obama For and Against Himself”
By Benjamin Knoll, Ph.D. Information Knoll blog February 5, 2012 Excerpts I just finished [Personality and Politics: Obama For and Against Himself] written by political psychologist...
Obama is a ‘Confident Conciliator’
By Aubrey Immelman St. Cloud Times September 8, 2012 At the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte N.C., former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday put Barack...
Barack Obama
Summary: A psychological profile of U.S. President Barack Obama, developed at the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics during Obama’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, reveals that the president is a highly confident, moderately accommodating and deliberative, somewhat reserved personality type best described as a confident conciliator. Specifically, Obama is primarily an Ambitious/confident personality, complemented by secondary Accommodating/cooperative, Conscientious/respectful, and Retiring/reserved features. Obama’s personality profile provides a stable framework for anticipating his likely leadership style as president, as outlined in this report of how Obama will govern, if reelected.
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