“The image and personality of TR is seductive to Conservatives”
“TR is admired because he was a fighter.”
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Yeah, that’s the thing. Obama was a fighter. Chuck U Schumer is a fighter. Pelosi is a fighter. Theodore Roosevelt was a fighter.
They fought for the wrong things, so what does the image matter? Yes, I put those things together because they do match.
Was he though? He was more of a figurehead. You're on firmer ground with Schumer and Pelosi (and Harry Reid).