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Psychotherapist Dr. Karen Ruskin argues Obama’s likeability is helping his Presidential campaign despite the state of the economy.
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Our votes meanwhile being give comfort even a tough times people having a tough time cozying up apparently -- one Mitt Romney regulations are no.
New polls are showing -- voters overwhelmingly.
Like the president more.
Psychotherapist doctor Karen Ruskin says like a Billy doesn't mean a lot well and it must doctor because in an economy like this and would carry with some veteran and an environment with the regulations like this -- think the president.
Would be in in deep do do buddy's bodies competitive if not slightly favored what what -- let what is doing them like ability.
Like ability we are being relational human beings.
So what happens is we find -- -- making choices.
Based on somebody being.
Likeable we think that apple CE -- instead of rather thinking about what the presenting problem is and developing a solution resolution for that.
We think it's personal care for us be -- as we like that.
So that's what's giving the president the ads -- any other incumbent in an environment like this.
Would -- in some trouble is so far Barack Obama is not not to cut him certainly some real.
Factual slack he did inherit a mess -- he likes to remind us so maybe the American people are remembering that and saying well take some time to correct that.
But I I agree with you doctor I think is -- -- is that he is still considered a very likable -- But is that because Mitt Romney by comparison simply -- that as well known guys that it -- deplorable what Ronald Reagan -- when Jimmy Carter.
Announce himself or -- on the national stage to be a credible likable alternative.
To the president.
From a Psycho therapeutic standpoint I feel what's going on is people are feeling so overwhelmed helpless.
Hopeless and afraid and what's actually happening is.
Part of Obama's platform is appealing to that fee -- so that exacerbate the already existing condition of worry.
So rather people feel that they can -- -- on hand that he will care for them.
And that.
Exacerbate this warm like condition yes you heard the -- -- -- look alike.
In that rather -- being independence and feeling self empowered we go back to having somebody else care for us.
Actually this concerns me greatly and I can share with you -- if -- like there.
Up well.
My concern is.
That by us would be lying on an -- larger government concept what happens is even the capable begin to feel incapable.
And an -- since we are going through eight transitional time in terms of our philosophical.
Belief system.
Of what America is and believed -- and actually self empowerment strong -- that work ethic.
Finding solution resolutions.
-- in this presenting problem.
Economy somebody who can help us with jobs that would be -- True box sit out solutions strategy but when -- feeling so overwhelmed it's hard to think with clarity and Brad that you just want somebody to care for you.
And that creates -- didn't see.
-- -- and entitlements that you deserve.
Rather than you need to work for and that does concern -- in terms of people's mental wellness and well being in terms of depression and anxiety self worth.
United artists in a word you said but you said it's a broad.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- If you're gonna really need the government has a lot of people do now.
You're -- like the guy who keeps the government around to do just that that could help you.
Right.
And nagging health -- was psychology stuff you can go on any time.
Okay shell like give you mine and -- This is a family so I just wanna help you -- yeah seriously doctor very good stuff they're not active area to simple things you -- very good avenue.
