Obama Attributes Democrats' "Shellacking" To Failed Messaging
Friday, November 5, 2010 at 1:47PM
Geoff Holtzman in 60 Minutes, Obama, Quick News

President Barack Obama believes Democrats would have fared better at the polls on Tuesday if he had been able to better communicate his agenda to the public.

In an interview with 60 Minutes’ Steve Kroft that will air Sunday evening, Obama said rather than rejecting his policies, voters simply did not fully grasp them.

“Over the course of two years we were so busy and so focused on getting a bunch of stuff done that, we stopped paying attention to the fact that leadership isn’t just legislation…it’s a matter of persuading people.”

“I think that we haven’t always been successful at…making an argument that people can understand,” the President added.

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