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