Polling to Govern: Public Opinion and Presidential Leadership

by Diane J. Heith

Presidents spend millions of dollars on public opinion polling while in office. Critics often point to this polling as evidence that a "permanent campaign" has taken over the White House at the expense of traditional governance. But has presidential polling truly changed the shape of presidential leadership?

Diane J. Heith examines the polling practices of six presidential administrations--those of Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804748489
• ISBN13: 9780804748483
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Stanford Law and Politics
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"