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    The Power of the Presidency

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    This 4 page paper discusses the idea that the power of the presidency may be defined as the power of persuasion. The paper refutes the claim while embracing the concept that persuasion is nevertheless important for the presidency. No bibliography.

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    this be interpreted as a reasonable definition of presidential power in light of the relationships the president has with other actors both in and outside of government? How and why  might Presidential personality be relevant here? Neustadts claim is quite an interesting premise. The idea that presidential power is something other than what it is deemed by the Constitution is  quite a leap. At the same time, to an extent, it is true. After all, the presidents ability to persuade is significant in terms of gaining the support of the  people. The president must also persuade the entire world that he does possess the authority for which he is endowed. A president must be credible and he gains credibility to  some extent by using persuasion. When presidents run for office, it is often after a long struggle during the primaries where an individual goes from state to state, raises money  and becomes embraced by a party. Indeed, it takes a lot of stamina and persuasive power. It is not as if someone comes and begs an individual to run for  president. Rather, an individual has aspirations first. At least, most presidential hopefuls have thought about taking the plunge. An example of this is that much attention has been paid to  the fact that Hillary Clinton seems to be positioning herself for the presidency. Just recently, a talk show host by the name of Monica Crowley did suggest that Hillary was  in fact setting herself up for the candidacy by taking a more moderate tone. In fact, the ability to gain the support of many people is an important part of  getting to the Oval Office. It is very difficult today for any presidential candidate with extreme views to enter the race. One can see examples of this in past 

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