Obama 's Yellin analyzes President Jessica Yellin 's debate performance . But if the president believed that , he barely brought them to the viewers ' attention during the debate . CNN 's team had him cling too hard to his nice-guy image , Yellin observes . Yellin also points out the president did n't engage in enough debate prep . Finally , the president does n't take criticism well , and that hurt him , Barack Obama says .
Obama 's Yellin analyzes President Jessica Yellin 's debate performance . CNN 's team had him cling too hard to his nice-guy image , Yellin observes . Yellin also points out the president did n't engage in enough debate prep . Finally , the president does n't take criticism well , and that hurt him , Barack Obama says .