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Presidential Mandates: How Elections Shape the National Agenda. (Book Reviews).-

Publication: Political Science Quarterly
Publication Date: 22-MAR-02 		Format: Online - approximately 620 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Presidential Mandates: How Elections Shape the National Agenda. (Book Reviews).-(book review)

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Presidential Mandates: How Elections Shape the National Agenda by Patricia Heidotting Conley. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 2001. 239 pp. Paper, $17.50.

For years I have taught the common wisdom about "mandate uncertainty" in presidential elections. Because newly elected presidents cannot discern from the returns alone which of many possible factors is responsible for their victory--their stand on any one of many issues, the mediocre performance of their predecessor, their reputation for unimpeachable integrity, their opponent's lackluster campaign, and so on--they have considerable latitude in claiming a mandate for proposed policy...

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