Earlier this week, Buzzfeed—continuing its bid for legitimacy—published a lengthy interview with President Barack Obama which covered a variety of intriguing topics. For example, Obama finds both Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton to be “highly qualified” candidates for the presidency, he thinks Vladimir Putin “has a foot very much in the Soviet past” and, notably, dismissed the idea that the “coalition” of people who elected him would automatically support the next Democratic nominee. “I don’t think any president inherits a coalition,” he said. “I think any candidate has to win over people based on what they stand for, what their message is, what their vision is for the future.”
Interesting points but this is still Buzzfeed, and Buzzfeed being what it is (and the Obama Administration’s media strategy being what it is) you know the President wasn’t getting out of there without some sort of viral-ready video …
