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Governing by Campaigning: The Politics of the Bush Presidency, 2007 Edition (Great Questions in Politics Series), 2nd Edition

George C. Edwards, III, Texas A&M University

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One of the foremost experts on the presidency, George Edwards, explores how the Bush administration has attempted sweeping changes in public policy – without broad support for doing so – by taking its case directly to the American public more than any other president in history.

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This brief provocative text examines the successes and failures of the governing style of George W. Bush.
Edwards includes an analysis of the Bush administration's goals and strategies in 2006 to pass an immigration policy and an update after the 2006 elections.
Edwards makes a provocative, engaging argument: that George W. Bush has tried — often with limited success — to make sweeping changes in public policy and influence Congress by attempting to persuade and mobilize the American people. Concrete examples include the failed campaign to change social security.
Balanced perspective that will appeal to both conservative and liberal audiences.
Utilizing the notion that the Bush administration is engaged in a “permanent campaign,” the text resonatas with faculty who adhere to a "rational choice" perspective.
Authored by one of the premier presidency scholars in the country, George C. Edwards, III, this book offers an authoritative account of the Bush presidency.

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About the Author(s)

George Edwards is the author of many books, including the recent "Why the Electoral College is Bad for America" and "On Deaf Ears: The Limits of the Bully Pulpit," a study of the effectiveness of presidential leadership of public opinion. He was the founder and from 1991-2001 the director of the Center for Presidential Studies of the George H. W. Bush School of Government and Public Service, where he now holds the George and Julia Blucher Jordan Chair in Presidential Studies.