GOP fears that Obama will get a boost from foreign travel
“It has the potential to be a big plus for Obama,” says a senior Republican who has advised several presidents over the years. “The American people know we are not liked overseas anymore, and it bothers them. People feel that Obama could help change that.”
To reinforce such an image, Obama is billing himself as a new type of commander in chief who will listen to Americas allies far more than George W. Bush has—and that is expected to be a major theme of his sojourns.
