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May 17, 2013 9:17 AM Presidential Approval Isn't Stuck At Midrange

Ezra Klein poses a hypothesis I've heard a few times before at the end of a nice post earlier this week: Tucked inside Abramowitz’s take is an interesting structural prediction about American politics: As party polarization increases and the persuadable...

By Jonathan Bernstein

May 02, 2013 11:25 AM Yes, Ted Cruz Could Win the Presidency

Yesterday's big story was Robert Costa's report that Ted Cruz is actively running for president. Well, no one says it that way, but it's how I think of it. In Josh Putnam's formulation, whether or not Cruz will be running...

By Jonathan Bernstein

May 01, 2013 11:10 AM C'mon, Take (More) Questions, Barack Obama

President Barack Obama holds relatively few press conferences -- and must answer fewer questions when he does than any other president. At yesterday's press conference he called on six reporters. Granted, some of the questions were two entirely separate parts,...

By Jonathan Bernstein

May 01, 2013 10:44 AM No, The President is not Being "Forced to Defend his Relevancy"

Ron Fournier: A president is in trouble when he’s forced to defend his relevancy, as Bill Clinton did 18 years ago, or to quote Mark Twain, as Barack Obama did today. “Rumors of my demise,” he said at a news...

By Jonathan Bernstein

April 26, 2013 10:33 AM George W. Bush: It's Not About How Smart He Was

The discussion of George W. Bush's intelligence, or lack thereof, continues. My position on this, as I've said many times, is that I've heard him speak on baseball and he sounded sharp enough; I attributed the evidence of his presidency...

By Jonathan Bernstein