Obama says conservative media 'has a lock' on molding GOP candidates: 'People will vote for DeSantis even if I'm not sure that they would really have a great time' with him

• The two parties vet candidates differently according to the former president.

• Obama said on "Pod Save America" that DeSantis can win votes.

• Obama spoke of Fetterman's relatability, while also saying that the demeanor of DeSantis was different.

In a recent interview, former President Barack Obama said that Republican voters might support Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, but wondered if they would have a good time interacting with him.

During an episode of "Pod Save America" that was released on Saturday, Obama spoke glowingly of Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman before turning his attention to how GOP voters vet politicians running within their party.

Fetterman, who is locked in a highly consequential Senate race against Republican Mehmet Oz, was able to relate to a wide swath of voters, according to President Obama.

The former president said that most people could converse with Fetterman in a diner, even if they disagreed with him, because he cared about people and had a point of view that was informed by his real-life experiences.

Obama told the former Obama staffers that those qualities don't apply to successful Republican candidates. Is there anything going on there? I'm not sure.

I think it's the degree to which conservative media just has a lock on how people are presented that's the problem. Even if I don't think they would have a great time, people will still vote for DeSantis.

He does not seem to have much fun.

He said he was hanging out with that guy.

The Republican's demeanor would be a problem if he ran against Trump.

You can't sound like Trump.

"Trump without the charisma" was the description that was given to the man by the man.

Florida's governor is favored to win reelection next month and could be a presidential contender in 2024, which could put him on a collision course with Trump, who helped jumpstart his 2018 gubernatorial campaign and continues to tease a third White House campaign to supporters.

According to people who spoke with the website, Trump said that the potential opponent's personality was dull and that he had no personal charisma.

Business Insider has an article on it.