Böcker av Ryan J. Barilleaux

When the American electorate resoundingly proclaimed George H.W. Bush?s administration a failure many pundits and scholars echoed the voters' judgment. In a this reassessment, Ryan J. Barilleaux and Mark J. Rozell ask whether the public and the pundits have applied the wrong criteria of presidential evaluation.

George Bush's critics charge him with paying undue attention to opinion polls, focusing on symbol rather than substance. This issue is addressed here with regard to the forthcoming presidential election, the potential for governance in a second term, the legacy of the Bush presidency and more.

The American presidency is the single most important political office in the United States, but it is also a complex institution that scholars and the general public still do not fully understand.