The presidential election is just 9 days away, and according to prominent introverted writer Susan Cain we will have an introverted leader in the White House regardless of the outcome. While Obama has been criticized for his introversion, Cain explains some of the unique virtues of introverted leaders, primarily the exercise of caution in decision making. As Calvin Coolidge, another introverted President, said: "Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still," and "I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm."
If you are interested in reading more about Obama, Romney, and introverted personalities, check out this sampling of related articles:
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/10/obama_s_denver_debate_performance_introverted_personalities_are_misunderstood_.single.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/president-obama-is-an-introvert-so-what/2012/09/17/4ffa93ce-00fb-11e2-9367-4e1bafb958db_blog.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/opinion/sunday/dowd-likability-index.html
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