Brookings presidential scholar Stephen Hess discusses the relevance of the 100-day benchmark moment to gauging a president’s ability to fit the shoes and the office of his many notable predecessors. The comparisons, he notes, are not easy to make.
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Does the 100 Day Presidential Benchmark Matter?
April 27, 2009