There was one area of answers among all those Barack Obama gave during the Chris Wallace Foxnews interview that stood out for me. It showed the true character of this man.
Chris Wallace asked Obama the following: What mistakes have you made? What have you learned about running for president? What have you learned about yourself?
OBAMA: I've learned that I have what I believe is the right temperament for the presidency. Which is, I don't get too high when I'm high and I don't get too low when I'm low. And we've gone through all kinds of ups and downs.
People forget now that I had been written off last summer. People were writing many of the anguished articles that they're not writing after our loss in Pennsylvania. On the other hand, after Iowa, when everybody was sure this was over, I think I was more measured and more cautious.
That I think is a temperamental strength.
In terms of what I've learned or mistakes that I've made, I'm making them all the time and usually it has to do with me talking too much instead of listening. And what I've also learned is how much I've missed my family and my kids and my wife and that's been the biggest hardship of this campaign.
I knew I'd miss them but sometimes you're just - physically you need those two little girls in your arms and that's something I'm looking to fix in the months to come.
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Being able to handle your emotions during the ups and downs of life, being able to admit you've made mistakes and will again. And last but not least - showing your love for your family and admitting that they are `number one' in your life - shows the true essence of the man.
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