Friday, March 16, 2012

Lest We Forget: Raygun Edition

George Edwards and the Powerless Presidential Bully Pulpit : The New Yorker

...Nor was Reagan’s Presidency distinguished by an unusually strong personal connection with the electorate. A study by the Gallup organization, from 2004, found that, compared with all the Presidential job-approval ratings it had on record, Reagan’s was slightly below average, at fifty-three per cent. It was only after he left office that Americans came to see him as an unusually likable and effective leader...

1 comment:

billy pilgrim said...

his strategic defense initiative was just as wacky as newt's moon base but he was a better salesman.

the death of a salesman.....