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To: epicure who wrote (28435)	9/10/2006 10:43:54 AM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 541025

In addition to decisionmaking, communicating to persuade people is probably one of the top skills a president needs. When a president seems limited to vague cliches and simplistic slogans that don't convince a big portion of his audience, he will end up in political trouble, no different from a president who talks like a biochemist or hopeless policy wonk instead of making issues clear to the voters. Obviously, different groups have biases about what they want to hear and what turns them off. Only a few politicians have had the skill to communicate across a wider spectrum and capture the elusive 60%+ support that the truly effective presidents enjoy. I am not sure if Bush, Jr. is a natural byproduct of the 50.x% age or one of the causes.