On The Gist, has the bully pulpit been in the hands of a poor communicator? Michael Grunwald from Politico joins us to discuss Obama’s lesser-known accomplishments as discussed in his article “The Nation He Built.” He’s the author of The New New Deal. For the Spiel, a dark horse was endorsed, but we must consider the source of course—George Pataki.

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