- He has long sighted, strategic vision
- He is disciplined, recruits people with their egos in check
- Ignores conventional wisdom
- Does not believe that the rest of the country only votes for people who look like him
- Is not intimadated by Republic talking points or conservative thinking, he doesn't move to the center to show he's a moderate and 'electable'.
- He is articulate, he can do the 'vision' thing.
- He doesn't just change his opinons to the flow of pollsters.