 is obama channeling truman  president obama appears to be using the strategy that harry truman used in 1948 when his approval rating was at an abysmal 32 truman s political advisors wanted to keep the conflict between congress and the president in the news the president could present his case daily and vilify congress for their lack of action at this point it appears that the campaignerinchief has implemented another plan from the past in an attempt to win an additional term in office for an article on what obama is doing and how it parallels truman s plan click on the following story link  http wwwamericanthinkercom 201110 forobamaisit1948reduxhtml 19  obama channeling truman  