| The Party Politics of Presidential Rhetoric Contributor(s): Cavari, Amnon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1316604454 ISBN-13: 9781316604458 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 352.238 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6" W x 9" (0.82 lbs) 249 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By bringing together two bodies of literature - the presidency and political parties - this book makes two important contributions. First, it addresses the gap between presidential public actions and the perceived limited effect they have on public opinion. By examining the short-term effect of speeches of presidents on the entire public, the long-term effect of the speeches on their partisans, and on the reputations of their parties for handling policy, the book shows that presidents are effective leaders of public opinion. Second, the book adds to the scholarly interest in how political parties are viewed by the electorate in terms of policy substance. It suggests that Americans possess coherent reputations of the parties for handling policy challenges, and that these reputations contribute to the party identifications of Americans. The effect of presidents on the reputations and, in turn, party attachments position them as leaders of the party system. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cavari, Amnon: - Amnon Cavari is Assistant Professor of government at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel, and is the founder and head of the American Public Opinion toward Israel project at the IDC. |
