re: #144 ☞☞☞☞☠

No. Obama was more liberal during the campaign, changed perspective on some things when he became the President - the office has this effect of “moderation” (for better or worse).

Mitt first was as a “liberal” (more or less) in office, and later changed during the campaign. The situations are reversed.

It’s always hard to tell but Obama isn’t a dumb and dreamy liberal. He’s a smart guy and probably had a pretty realistic idea of what he was getting into. Things don’t always pan out and plans change but I don’t think he was surprised by much after taking office.