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| Principal Writer: | Barry Shatzman |
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Keeping tabs on a unique presidency
The election of Donald Trump to become the country's 45th president represents a sharp change in many aspects of our political system - in both stated policies and rhetoric.
Although most of of our focus is on Congress, because...
o Each representative represents less than a million people and must be re-elected each 2 years, whereas the president represents more than 300 million people and is accountable only every 4 years
... we think there's a benefit to keeping tabs on the tone the president sets and what he or she does that likely will affect most Americans, and to explaining those effects.
This new feature is something we plan to continue with future administrations as well as this one
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