They are going to regret they did not pick more presidential, dignified portraits in the long run. This did not help them nor their story, it inbedded it.
I can’t wait to read Donald Trump’s twitter response to this . . . you KNOW he will have one!
Over at Powerline blog, Steve Hayward has a special Week in Pictures centered on the Obama portraits.
Toward the end, he put O's "portrait" in a line with several other POTUS portraits; and, you are right. It stands out for its inappropriateness and sheer awfulness.