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Ron Fournier

At the start of his second term, one wonders less about Obama's fitness than his willingness: Why doesn't he do more to build and maintain the relationships required to govern in era of polarization?

Ron Fournier

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The author is saying that by the beginning of Obama's second term, people were less concerned about whether he was capable of leading and more concerned about whether he was willing to put in the effort to connect with others. The question raised is why Obama did not work harder to create and keep the necessary political relationships during a time when the country was deeply divided.

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