Liberal Democrat and MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews says President
Barack Obama lacks leadership skills when compared with other presidents
like John F. Kennedy or Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
"The key political asset is the ability to sit in a room with four or
five other people, and have them accept your leadership," the MSNBC host
of "Hardball" said on the cable network's "Morning Joe" program.
Matthews said that while it took years for Kennedy and Roosevelt to
develop their speaking skills, they worked first to build personal
relationships.
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"They were developing the back room skills, one-on-one skills. How you
make friends. How you become [the popular] class president. How you
establish the loyalty of people one-on-one," Matthews said on "Morning
Joe."
While Obama had the "speaking skill way ahead of schedule," Matthews
said he neglected to develop relationships among leaders in Washington
and the world during his short time in the Senate and first term as
president.
"He never developed a love of politics, love of other politicians — love
to sit around and play cards with them, get to know them, their
nuances, hooks, triggers, buttons. "Get to know them and figure out how
you can work with some of them," Matthews said.
He added that "even tough customers like [House Majority Leader] Eric
Cantor, [GOP political consultant]Larry McCarthy, [and House Speaker
John] Boehner, get to know the tea party sentiment."
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