Politicians

[NewEra]

Barack Obama - ENxx
John McCain - ESTx
George W. Bush - ESxx
Bill Clinton - ENxP
Hillary Clinton - xNTJ
Sarah Palin - ESTJ
Joe Biden - ESTP
George H. W. Bush - ISTJ

 

[dynamiteninja]

My opinions:

Barack Obama - ENTJ
John McCain - ESTJ
George W. Bush - ESTJ
Bill Clinton - ENTP
Hillary Clinton - ENTJ
Sarah Palin - ESFJ
Joe Biden - ENTP
George H. W. Bush - ISTJ

Barack Obama: ENFJ
Bill Clinton: ESFP

Fair enough with the others.

Also, Tony Blair: ENFJ

 

[mysterio]

Obama – ENFJ Enneagram 9w8
McCain – E?TJ 8w9
W – ESTJ 9w8
Bill Clinton – ENFP 3w2
Hillary Clinton – INTJ 1
Sarah Palin – ESFJ
Joe Biden – E??P
Bush I - ISTJ 6w5

 

[Speed Gavroche]

My opinions:

Barack Obama - ENTJ
John McCain - ESTJ
George W. Bush - ESTJ
Bill Clinton - ENTP
Hillary Clinton - ENTJ
Sarah Palin - ESFJ
Joe Biden - ESTP
George H. W. Bush - ISTJ

Hum...
Barack Obama - ENFP
John McCain - INTP
George W. Bush - ESTP
Hillary Clinton - ESTJ
Sarah Palin - ESTJ
George H. W. Bush - ISTJ

 

[dynamiteninja]

Politicians are probably one of the hardest sets of people to type as they're frequently portraying an image that they want people to see...

 

[ajblaise]

Obama - ENTP

Sarah Palin, McCain, Bush.... who cares.

 

[NewEra]

Politicians are probably one of the hardest sets of people to type as they're frequently portraying an image that they want people to see...

Good point, but I do think some of them are genuine. But again, seeing which ones are genuine is another challenge.

 

[NewEra]

This article is helpful (describes politicians such as Clinton, Bush, and Obama): Breakfast with Pandora: Presidents and Myers-Briggs, my $.02

It says:
Barack Obama - ENFJ
Bill Clinton - ENTP
George W. Bush - ESFP (Which I strongly disagree with)

Still, I somewhat agree with Obama and Bill Clinton. I'm on the fence as to whether Obama's a J or P. As for Bush, ESTJ all the way.

 

[Cimarron]

You know what, you make a good suggestion for Joe Biden as ESTP. I've heard several people say ENTP, and that seemed to fit. But I think ESTP may fit even better. I'm drawn to his personality and style, and now that I think about it, there are many similarities there with an ESTP friend of mine.

 

[NewEra]

You know what, you make a good suggestion for Joe Biden as ESTP. I've heard several people say ENTP, and that seemed to fit. But I think ESTP may fit even better. I'm drawn to his personality and style, and now that I think about it, there are many similarities there with an ESTP friend of mine.

Good point.
Basically, differences:

ENTP - pragmatic, curious, debaters, confident, expressive
ESTP - life of party, active, confident, charming, generous, unpredictable

 

[Mondo]

First, some perspective. President Bush is clearly an ESFP, The Slacker. This type is represented by the god Dionysus, who in myth is a bringer of chaos and destruction while at the same time benefiting those who worship him. This type is characterized by a refusal to see the big picture (S over N), and an enjoy-now-pay-later attitude. The ESFP is the party-ready frat brother who never seems to go to class, but somehow makes it through anyway.

Ummm.. this can be used to describe any EXXP type. This person also seems to like Bush a lot, .

Here are my opinions on the four most recent candidates.
Obama: ENTJ or ENTP (cool, ambitious, definite extravert, more of a T than an F, idealistic but also wonderfully ambitious)
McCain: ESTP
Biden: ENTP or ENFP (Ne dominant, not sure if he's a T or F.)
Palin: ESTP (No other option. Many people may be fooled into thinking she's Fe dominant due to her 'hockey mom' approach but she is definitely Se dominant.)

 

[NewEra]

Obama: ENTJ or ENTP (cool, ambitious, definite extravert, more of a T than an F, idealistic but also wonderfully ambitious)
McCain: ESTP
Biden: ENTP or ENFP (Ne dominant, not sure if he's a T or F.)
Palin: ESTP (No other option. Many people may be fooled into thinking she's Fe dominant due to her 'hockey mom' approach but she is definitely Se dominant.)

Great point about Palin.

 

[Valiant]

I think there are more ENTP's and ENTJ's in politics than any of you think. Also INTJ's and INTP's, but seldom as figureheads, since their strength seldom is presentation. To be a skilled politician you need to lie, project someone you aren't and be very pragmatic about everything.

 

[mysterio]

Palin: ESTP (No other option. Many people may be fooled into thinking she's Fe dominant due to her 'hockey mom' approach but she is definitely Se dominant.)

This also fits better than ESFJ with her most likely Enneagram type, 7w8.

 

[NewEra]

I edited the first post of the thread to reflect most of our views.

 

[Jack Flak]

Obama: ENFJ
McCain: INTP
W: ESTP
Palin: ESFP
Hillary Clinton: I've heard INTJ and that seems the most accurate.
Biden: ENTP seems accurate.

 

[dynamiteninja]

Winston Churchill: ESTP

 

[NewEra]

Don't know why I can't edit the first post anymore, but I've updated this -

Barack Obama - ENTx
John McCain - ESTx
George W. Bush - ESxx
Bill Clinton - ENxP
Hillary Clinton - xNTJ
Sarah Palin - ESTJ
Joe Biden - ESTP
Dick Cheney - INTJ
George H. W. Bush - ISTJ
Winston Churchill - ESTP

 

[Cimarron]

Dick Cheney as INTJ. I see most people agree on that, and I have trouble imagining it otherwise.

 

[dynamiteninja]

Don't know why I can't edit the first post anymore, but I've updated this -

Barack Obama - ENTx
John McCain - ESTx
George W. Bush - ESxx
Bill Clinton - ENxP
Hillary Clinton - xNTJ
Sarah Palin - ESTJ
Joe Biden - ESTP
Dick Cheney - INTJ
George H. W. Bush - ISTJ
Winston Churchill - ESTP

Also, Tony Blair: ENFJ

Barack Obama - ENTP
John McCain - ESTJ
George W. Bush - ESTP
Bill Clinton - ESFP
Hillary Clinton - INTJ
Sarah Palin - ESTP
Joe Biden - ESTP
Dick Cheney - INTJ
George H. W. Bush - ISTJ
Winston Churchill - ESTP