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#156 Part II: The Strategic President's 'Bully Pulpit' - Electoral College, Presidential Evaluation, and Premises
How should we evaluate our Presidents and presidential candidates? In Part II, we continue our conversation with Dr. George C. Edwards III about the Bush School and Presidential Library, the Electoral College, and criteria people should use for evaluating candidate and presidential performance. Finally, hear why Presidents are prisoners of their premises and a preview of some of his many books about the American presidency.
ICYMI, listen to Part I of our interview: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1255184/15791663
Amazon.com links to Dr. Edwards' books on the U.S. presidency:
The Strategic President: Persuasion and Opportunity in Presidential Leadership
On Deaf Ears: The Limits of the Bully Pulpit
Prisoners of Their Premises: How Unexamined Assumptions Lead to War and Other Policy Debacles
Why the Electoral College is Bad for America
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