The concept of going public involves the president delivering a major television address in the hope that Americans watching the address will be compelled to contact their House and Senate members and that such public pressure will result in the legislators supporting the president on a major piece of legislation.
Do presidents go public?
Going public has become the primary strategy presidents use to achieve their goals, replacing traditional bargaining and the Neustadtian definition of presidential power, but presidents use different approaches to going public, and there is a body of evidence available showing how effective the approaches are in relation to each other.
What does a president do when he goes public?
When presidents go public, they target a range of institutions both in and outside of American government.
