Ron Fournier
Ron Fournier
Ron Fournieris an American national political journalist currently of the National Journal. Fournier had previously served as Washington bureau chief at the Associated Pressuntil leaving in June 2010...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
CountryUnited States of America
forgiving president voters
In times of tumult, voters are likely to forgive a president, if not reward him, for compromises made in service of solutions.
evil inexplicable
Don't stigmatize in a rush to explain inexplicable evil.
perfect debate
Anything can go wrong in a debate, and Obama is not a perfect debater.
mistake
Obama will learn from his mistakes.
eras wonder polarization
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?
grief anger acceptance
Shock, confusion, fear, anger, grief, and defiance. On Sept. 11, 2001, and for the three days following the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, President George W. Bush led with raw emotion that reflected the public's whipsawing stages of acceptance.
like-you plans ifs
If you like your health insurance plan, you can keep your health insurance plan
political skins voters
This is Romney's biggest political weakness. His policy flip-flops and the general sense that he's not comfortable in his own skin leads voters, including many supporters, wondering about his core values.
white broken political
The failure of the White House and Congress to seriously address the nation's fiscal situation is certain to broaden the belief among many voters that the U.S. political system is broken.
country kings office
Sitting in the Oval Office, beneath a painting of George Washington, with a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. over his right shoulder and a bust of Abraham Lincoln over his left shoulder, Obama told 'National Journal' that the country's economic woes are deep and endemic.
winning may influential
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is the most influential woman in Washington - for what she has accomplished and for what she may yet do: win the presidency.
victory president campaigns
Barack Obama won a second term but no mandate. Thanks in part to his own small-bore and brutish campaign, victory guarantees the president nothing more than the headache of building consensus in a gridlocked capital on behalf of a polarized public.
echoes president reelection
I'm hearing echoes of Bill Clinton, circa 1996, in President Obama's reelection rhetoric.
country giving credit
Historians will likely give Obama credit for steering the country away from the brink of economic collapse in 2009.