President Barack Obama‘s recent photo-opp with a Kaneohe baby has revived discussion of the president’s “baby whisperer” skills (remember this moment, when Obama took a crying baby from his wife’s arms and immediately calmed the tot?).

The Washington Post’s Courtland Milloy explores the idea that Obama’s knack for soothing young ones has political implications.

Do you believe that Obama’s baby-quieting prowess can also serve him on the campaign trail?

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