WPost: "President has one weapon - public opinion."

WPost: "President has one weapon - public opinion." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/08/AR2011010802137.html

For Obama: Look to the public, not Congress

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More than 60 years ago, a top adviser to President Harry S. Truman explained why confrontation with the Republican Congress was inevitable and why winning the battle for public opinion was the key to a successful presidency. The same holds today for President Obama.