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Standards of judgment :The foundations of presidents' public support.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Standards of judgment :
Reminder of title:	The foundations of presidents' public support.
Author:	Newman, Brian Paul.
Description:	410 p.
Notes:	Co-Chairs: John H. Aldrich; Paul Gronke.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 64-09, Section: A, page: 3461.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International64-09A.
Subject:	Political Science, General.
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3106809
ISBN:	0496543733

Standards of judgment :The foundations of presidents' public support.
Newman, Brian Paul.

Standards of judgment :The foundations of presidents' public support. [electronic resource] - 410 p.

Co-Chairs: John H. Aldrich; Paul Gronke.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Duke University, 2003.

Beginning with Mueller (1970), scholars have sought to understand approval ratings. Although these efforts have been fruitful, I examine three questions studies have generally overlooked. Do assessments of the president's character shape performance evaluations? Does the public use different criteria to evaluate different presidents? Do different groups use different criteria? Although research finds that approval ratings decline in response to presidential scandals, Bill Clinton's approval ratings remained high after the Lewinsky scandal. Many concluded that the public considered Clinton's character irrelevant, thereby using different criteria to evaluate him than it used to evaluate previous presidents. Additionally, social groups can affect how individuals think about politics, raising the possibility that different groups use different criteria to evaluate presidents.

ISBN: 0496543733Subjects--Topical Terms:

212408
Political Science, General.

Standards of judgment :The foundations of presidents' public support.
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520 # $a Beginning with Mueller (1970), scholars have sought to understand approval ratings. Although these efforts have been fruitful, I examine three questions studies have generally overlooked. Do assessments of the president's character shape performance evaluations? Does the public use different criteria to evaluate different presidents? Do different groups use different criteria? Although research finds that approval ratings decline in response to presidential scandals, Bill Clinton's approval ratings remained high after the Lewinsky scandal. Many concluded that the public considered Clinton's character irrelevant, thereby using different criteria to evaluate him than it used to evaluate previous presidents. Additionally, social groups can affect how individuals think about politics, raising the possibility that different groups use different criteria to evaluate presidents.
520 # $a I examine whether assessments of the president's character shape evaluations, whether the public held Clinton to a different standard, and whether women, evangelical Protestants, and African Americans consistently use unique criteria to evaluate presidents. I do this by analyzing Gallup data from 1952--2000, employing the traditional time series tools used to study approval. I also construct individual-level models using National Election Studies data from 1980--2000.
520 # $a I find that the public used the same criteria to evaluate Clinton that it used to evaluate previous presidents. The public's low assessments of Clinton's personal integrity shaped its evaluations of him to a much greater degree than currently appreciated. I also find that women, evangelical Protestants, and blacks typically use the same criteria to evaluate presidents as does the rest of the public. These results hold implications for our understanding of the presidency, the public, and the influence of social groups on political thinking.
520 # $a Since 1935, pollsters have asked the American public whether they "approve or disapprove of the job [the incumbent] is doing as president" (Edwards 1990, 3). These approval ratings have become a central element in American politics. Frequently measured, reported, and discussed, they have become "part of America's unwritten constitution" (de Sola Pool, 1980, 48). Despite their importance, it remains unclear what approval ratings actually mean. Understanding them requires understanding the criteria individuals use to evaluate presidents.
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