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The Polls: Cabinet Member and Presidential Approval
Author(s) -
PANAGOPOULOS COSTAS
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
presidential studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1741-5705
pISSN - 0360-4918
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2007.02590.x
Subject(s) - presidential system , cabinet (room) , presidency , political science , administration (probate law) , state (computer science) , public administration , law , politics , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , algorithm
Are presidential approval and the level of approval of key administration officials linked? Previous findings reveal scant evidence of such a relationship and suggest presidential and subordinate approval are independently derived. This article examines this question further by assessing Americans' attitudes toward the secretaries of state during the George W. Bush presidency. I find no evidence of a causal connection between impressions of presidential performance and approval of the secretary of state or vice versa. Cabinet member approval appears to be driven by media coverage of their activities rather than the macropartisanship or economic performance that influence presidential approval.