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Searching For A President 'Just Like Us'

The presidential candidates are trying their best to give voters what they want. Not just leadership, but "like me"-dership. The problem is that someone "just like us" is not necessarily the best choice.

Searching For A President 'Just Like Us'

The presidential candidates are trying their best to give voters what they want. Not just leadership, but "like me"-dership. The problem is that someone "just like us" is not necessarily the best choice.

Week In Politics Reviewed

David Brooks of The New York Times says the financial bailout shows a fundamental shift toward corporate progressivism. E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution says it will lead to a neo-New Dealism. On the vice presidential debates, Brooks says both candidates had a good night. Dionne says nothing in the debate changed the momentum toward Barack Obama.