The myth of presidential representation [electronic resource] / B. Dan Wood.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009Description: xiii, 226 p. : illSubject(s): Presidents -- United States | Representative government and representation -- United States | Political parties -- United States | United States -- Politics and governmentGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 352.2301 LOC classification: JK516 | .W66 2009Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-218) and index.
The nature of presidential representation -- The centrist and partisan theories of presidential representation -- Measuring mass preferences and presidential issue stances -- Evaluating the centrist vs. partisan models of presidential representation -- Presidential persuasion and the mass public -- Centrism, partisanship, and public approval of the president's job performance -- The efficacy for American democracy of non-centrist, partisan presidential representation.
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