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Who governs? : presidents, public opinion, and manipulation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Druckman, James N., 1971- (Author), Jacobs, Lawrence R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Series:Chicago studies in American politics.
Subjects:
Presidents > United States.
Democracy > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
United States > Politics and government.
Table of Contents:
  • Political representation and presidential manipulation
  • Presidential crafted talk and democratic theory
  • The political strategy of tracking the public
  • Presidential strategies to shape public opinion
  • How White House strategy drives the collection and use of its polling
  • Segmented representation
  • Elite strategies to prime issues and image
  • America's democratic dilemmas
  • The effects and limits of presidential efforts to move public opinion
  • Rethinking representation.