Presidential Campaigns and Presidential Accountability

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Contents Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Campaigning for Accountability 1 1. The Meaning of Presidential Accountability 9 2. Agenda Accountability in Action 25 3. Campaigning on Issues 41 4. Hearing the Campaign 56 5. Candidate Messages and Citizen Expectations 72 6. Campaign Connections and Presidential Evaluations 90 7. Beyond the Voting Booth: Clinton 1993 and Obama 2009 114 8. Campaign-Driven Accountability 148 Appendix A: Most Frequently Aired Ads in 2000 161 Appendix B: Estimated Models for Chapter 4 165 Appendix C: Estimated Models for Chapter 5 169 Notes 175 References 187 Index 201 ...