Transformative Presidents

Wanted: The New Messiah was written by Andrew Romano and published on October 3, 2011.


1. What advantages would Christie have in the general election as a Republican governor of New Jersey?
Christie would have the advantage of alreadying having citzen approval in the general election as a Republican governor of New Jersey

2. What reason is given for voters' dissatisfaction with the current crop of nominees?
they showed the slightest earthly imperfection and were deemed unreliable

3. What situations did FDR and Reagan inherit when they came to office?
economic crisis

4. How did both FDR and Reagan distance themselves from the administrations they replaced?
they cutthe knot raised a new standard and promised to restore American government to the truths that had inspired it

5. What were FDR's notable achievements?
His New Deal

6. What were Reagan's?
stubborn script about the causes and cures for Carter-era malais

7. How did Reagan get credit for the economic recovery from the 1980's and do you think Barack Obama is doing the same thing?
Reagan gets credit for economifc recovery because he kept harping on his reconstructive storyline (tax cuts = growth), which provided the public with a more intuitive explanation, I think Obama is attempting to the the same thing

8. How are Obama's accomplishments in his first term different from these reconstructive presidents?

9. Why is Obama's approach bad for his current situation?