{"product_id":"predicting-the-presidency-the-potential-of-persuasive-leadership-9780691170374","title":"Predicting the Presidency  The Potential of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillions of Americans--including many experienced politicians--viewed Barack Obama through a prism of high expectations, based on a belief in the power of presidential persuasion. Yet many who were inspired by candidate Obama were disappointed in what he was able to accomplish once in the White House. They could not understand why he often was unab\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Edwards' central findings on the limits of presidential persuasion are in my view some of the most important in the literature of American politics. . . . \u003ci\u003ePredicting the Presidency\u003c\/i\u003e should be widely read.\"\u003cb\u003e---Paul J. Quirk, \u003ci\u003eCongress \u0026amp; the Presidency\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures ix  List of Tables xi  Preface xiii  Chapter 1 Asking the Right Questions 1  PART I PREDICTING THE PRESIDENCY  Chapter 2 Strategic Position with the Public 15  Chapter 3 Strategic Position with Congress 34  Chapter 4 Different Questions, Different Answers 53  PART II EXPLOITING OPPORTUNITIES  Chapter 5 Reinforcing Opinion 77  Chapter 6 Exploiting Existing Opinion 107  Chapter 7 Cross-Pressuring  Opinion 138  Chapter 8 Reaching the Base 160  Chapter 9 Exploiting Partisans in Congress 183  PART III CONCLUSION  Chapter 10 Leadership, Opportunity, and Strategic Assessments 203  Notes 215  Index 255","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403826962775,"sku":"9780691170374","price":78.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691170374.jpg?v=1730484658","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/predicting-the-presidency-the-potential-of-persuasive-leadership-9780691170374","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}