By: Chatham
Well, the last time I talked to people here about this issue I was told I wasn’t qualified to comment on it until I read Edward’s book. I’m not saying that everyone here has based their opinion on it,...
View ArticleBy: Scott Lemieux
Well, it's an excellent book. What evidence do you have for the (<a href="http://lawyersgunsmon.wpengine.com/2011/09/one-more-on-the-rhetorical-presidency" rel="nofollow">implausible</a>)...
View ArticleBy: joe from Lowell
I’m trying to imagine the shitstorm that would ensure if I tried to argue that the title on a speech Barack Obama shouldn’t be considered as coming from him. “C’mon, fellas, I’m not an O-bot: some...
View ArticleBy: Chatham
I guess it depends on your definition of significantly. Table 2.2 of Edwards book shows a number of cases where large changes in public opinion followed a presidential speech. As we have seen from the...
View ArticleBy: JL
It seems like this could be useful if focused on Obama supporters who live in districts represented by wavering/centrist Dems.
View Article
