Brandon Rottinghaus

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    In deciding how to exercise power via Executive Orders, US Presidents appeal to Congress only if it can be united

In deciding how to exercise power via Executive Orders, US Presidents appeal to Congress only if it can be united

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Recent months have seen Republican attacks on President Obama, accusing him of presiding over an ‘imperial presidency’, but to what extent do presidents actually operate completely outside of Congress’ powers? By looking at 5,000 executive orders issued by presidents over the last 80 years Jeremy D. Bailey and Brandon Rottinghaus find that when issuing these orders, presidents tend to […]

May 20th, 2014|Brandon Rottinghaus, Elections and party politics across the US, Jeremy D. Bailey|0 Comments|
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Politicians’ ability to survive a scandal is more to do with their ability to govern and maintain coalition than with the public’s approval.

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Last week we saw New Jersey Governor Chris Christie embroiled in what has become known as the ‘Bridgegate’ scandal. But what are the factors that make a scandal last longer or shorten them? Brandon Rottinghaus has made an in-depth study of national and state-level scandals, finding that at state level they generally last for less than 100 days, and around […]

January 13th, 2014|Brandon Rottinghaus, Democracy and culture, Elections and party politics across the US|0 Comments|
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