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Insecure Presidents: The Construction of Legitimacy in Imperfect Elections.
- Source :
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Congress & the Presidency . May-Aug2022, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p137-164. 28p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This paper illustrates how presidents who lose the popular vote but win the Electoral College establish legitimacy. Using 5 cases (1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016), I show how presidents in different eras tried to establish themselves as legitimate despite elements of electoral insecurity. Using historical newspapers and primary documents, I find that construction of legitimacy has evolved over time and depends on both the circumstances of the election and the president's ability to acknowledge and confront their own insecurity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *POPULAR vote
*PRESIDENTS
*ELECTORAL college
*ELECTIONS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07343469
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Congress & the Presidency
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159786636
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07343469.2021.1884144