David Remnick on Presidential Popularity and Sophomore Slumps Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email US President Barack Obama walks to the Oval Office after returning to the White House in Washington on September 6, 2010 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ( NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images / Getty ) Produced by Hsi-Chang Lin and Amanda Magnus Produced by PRI and WNYC