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Whom is it that the US President must principally persuade: Congress or the voters?
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Whom is it that the US President must principally persuade: Congress or the voters? It is my intention in this essay to show that the President must make use of his powers of persuasion principally to persuade Congress, and that persuading the electorate of anything is a secondary goal. Presidents are elected to represent the national interest, but because of the vertical and horizontal separation of powers that exists in the United States it is essential that the President persuades those who represent smaller constituencies to support his view of the national interest. This means persuading Congress. Congressmen and Senators represent a much smaller area than does the President, and therefore also a much narrower range of interests. However, these same Congressmen and Senators make up the national legislature. They are the ones who must make law. Since this is the case, the President must normally persuade these representatives that the...
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