Later today, after below about wanting a Democratic leader with charisma, I encountered a good critique of charisma in politics. Media critic John Powers has just put out a new book, Sore Winners (And The Rest of Us) in George Bush's America. He was on Fresh Air today to talk about it with Terry Gross, and the conversation turned towards political magnetism and why we might want to think twice about it.
Posted by Emily at July 28, 2004 09:23 PM