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Transitions & Honeymoons

Explore the importance of successful presidential transitions and the significance of the first 100 days in office. Discover the factors that contribute to a successful transition and the potential impact they have on governing. Additionally, examine the concept of presidential honeymoons and their varying effects on the press, public, and Congress.

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Transitions & Honeymoons

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  1. Transitions & Honeymoons

  2. Transitions and Honeymoons • The Transition Period: Election Day to Inauguration Day • What difference does the transition make? • What makes a transition more successful? • How should we think about presidential honeymoons? • Does a president always have a honeymoon?

  3. Campaigning is not Governing “Campaigning is about sharpening differences and making promises. And governing is about fulfilling promises and making the system work.”

  4. Campaigning is not governing “In a campaign you make promises to everybody, and you don’t really have to make choices among the promises…But when you’re governing, and the budget comes up, you’ve got to make a choice.”

  5. What helps a Presidential Transition? • Know that appointments make a statement • Act fast • Select White House Staff early • Quickly settle futures of close advisers • Fill Inner Cabinet posts early

  6. Sequence of Presidential Appointments

  7. What helps a Presidential Transition? • Know that appointments make a statement • Act fast • Select White House Staff early • Quickly settle futures of close advisers • Fill Inner Cabinet posts early • Know how the White House works • Feed the press • Have respect for Congress

  8. Honeymoons? • With the press? • With the public? • With Congress?

  9. Average Success During the First Hundred Days of Every Year 1961-2001

  10. Effects on Success in Congress in First 100 Days of any given year, 1961-2001 • Average baseline success rate: 37% • Inaugural year adds 13% • Unified government adds 26% • Pre-1974 Presidency adds 14% • Public approval adds 1% to success rate for every increase of 5% in approval ratings

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