Party Polarization and the Ascendance of Bipartisan Posturing as a Dominant Strategy in Presidential Rhetoric.

How do changes in the intensity of party conflict shape presidents' public presentations of self? Are presidents' public statements about parties and partisanship consistent with their political maneuvers behind the scenes? When do presidents have incentives to obfuscate about their party leadership...

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Publicado en:Presidential Studies Quarterly Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 120 - 143
Autor principal: Rhodes, Jesse H.
Formato: Case Study
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Mar2014
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