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Transitions & Honeymoons . 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?.
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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?
Campaigning is not Governing
“Campaigning is about sharpening differences and making promises. And governing is about fulfilling promises and making the system work.”
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.”
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
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
Honeymoons?
- With the press?
- With the public?
- With Congress?
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
