Originally Posted by guccilvr

the president doesn't necessarily have to be the face of the party. it just happens that he belongs to that party. If anything, I'd say Pelosi is a better face and Hillary is a better face for the party as a whole. They just happen to be in a different area of government. It's sort of like asking about Palin as the face of the republican party.. she's obviously not in a role of President but people are wondering if she's the new face of the party.

Hell when Newt was in office many considered him to be the face of the party. .. so yeah.. President doesn't equal face.