[Britton J Wingfield]

It means he knew how to talk to them, to co-opt their style, and ingratiate himself without ever doing anything of substance. He felt their pain, so they voted for him. He just never actually did anything about that pain.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

I would expect him to know the rituals of black culture, since he is black. I've been told he was the first black President.