Ep. 200: Julia Azari on Trump’s Dictatorial Powers, Biden’s Unpopularity, and US Elections

Julia Azari is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Marquette University. She holds a Ph.D in political science from Yale University. Her research focuses on the American presidency, American political parties, political communication, and American political development. She is the author of ‘Delivering the People’s Message: The Changing Politics of the Presidential Mandate’. She is a regular contributor to FiveThirtyEight.com, Politico, and The Washington Post. This episode covers:

• What led to Presidential powers in foreign and domestic policy?
• Impact of George W Bush years
• How does the constitution constrain presidential power?
• Could 14^th amendment stop Trump from running?
• How parties pick their presidential nominees
• What coalitions do the Republican and Democrat parties capture?
• How events change politics: 2020, 2022 elections
• Biden: economy, own party problems, successors, white working class, and likely policies
• Who will win?
• Books mentioned: The Warmth of Other Suns (Wilkerson), The Politics Presidents Make (Skowronek)

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