Reply #39: That's how I read it too. Compare Obama's Netroots Nation prerecorded speech

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to some of the truly connected moments in his campaign. He's out of touch now and he knows it; and he knows what decisions and obfuscations led him to this point.

In his campaign he was winking at the left and anyone who could see it, effectively saying, "I have to speak ambiguously now to win, but trust me, 'I got this'". I think he meant it sincerely. But he made deals for Party support as Hillary dropped out, and the top-down Washington establishment got to him bit by bit, just as it got to the Clintons.

He is still a force for openness and responsible government though, even if it's too-often now in spite of himself. But public awareness of politics will only increase.