A politician ca n't be effective without being liked , politics professor says . Obama 's ratings as a person are higher than those of his policies . Obama 's ceremonial role of being U.S. homecoming king affects his image abroad . So therein lies the difficulty of that particular issue , '' VanAuken said . Too early to know if polling will be a trend or ` ` just a trend , '' politics professor says .
A politician ca n't be effective without being liked , politics professor says . Obama 's ratings as a person are higher than those of his policies . Obama 's ceremonial role of being U.S. homecoming king affects his image abroad . Too early to know if polling will be a trend or ` ` just a trend , '' politics professor says .