“Signaling not Persuasion: the Surprising Power of the Presidential Bully Pulpit” with Justin Grimmer, Stanford
Thursday, March 24th at 4:30pm in Russell House Why do Presidents “go public”? We use novel natural experiments, social media data, and extensive news analysis to show that Presidents have little direct effect on public opinion when they appeal to the public. Rather, we argue, Presidents go public to signal to Congress that an issue … Read more