Presidency
Face the Nation: Obama Lags Behind Modern Presidents in Delivering Addresses to the American People
Obama waited longer than any president since Truman before delivering first address from the White House
Read MorePawlenty Still Shedding Support for Presidential Candidacy in Home State
Statewide support for ‘President Pawlenty’ in Minnesota reaches all-time low of 35 percent while his gubernatorial approval rating remains solid
Read MoreCan Pawlenty Launch a Sam’s Club Presidential Campaign from a Target State?
Minnesota ranks #33 in the nation in Sam’s Club & Wal-Mart stores per capita, and ranks #1 for Target
Read MoreBarack Obama Sightings in D.C.: The Where and the When
Obama delivers most remarks while in D.C. from the White House’s East Room; the plurality of the President’s statements begin at the 11 o’clock hour
Read MoreIs Barack Obama Ignoring Red State Americans?
President has delivered 8 times the number of remarks outside Washington, D.C. in states he carried in 2008 than states won by John McCain
Read MoreThe Vanishing President? Obama Public Appearances Down 30 Percent in 2010
Study of more than 600 verbal statements finds the President’s appearances have dropped from 45 per month in 2009 to 32 in 2010
Read MorePresidents Day Special: The Astrological Signs of the Presidents
Elected presidents most frequently born under the sign of Aquarius (1 in 5); Sarah Palin only leading contender of 2012 GOP rumored candidates to be born under this sign
Read MoreIs Barack Obama Avoiding the Press?
Obama press conferences front-loaded during ‘honeymoon period’ of 1st term; President has held fourth fewest solo press conferences during 1st year of office since Herbert Hoover
Read More‘Professor’ Obama? President’s State of the Union Address Notches 4th Lowest Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Score Since FDR
Text of Obama’s Address has a readability score for an average 8th grader – two grades lower than George W. Bush’s Addresses and the historical average for modern presidents
Read MoreA Content Analysis of President Obama’s 2010 State of the Union Address
Emphasis on domestic policy and insertion of non-policy rhetoric stands in sharp contrast to George W. Bush’s final State of the Union Address in 2008
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