Quick Off the Mark? In Favor of Empowering the President-Elect

Authors

Nina A. Mendelson, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Abstract

The United States’s presidential transition period is too long. Between November 7, 2008, and January 20, 2009, the media quickly identified a “‘leadership vacuum.’” In contrast to those of President-elect Obama, President Bush’s approval ratings were at historic lows. One reporter commented in late November, “The markets, at least, seem to be listening to one [P]resident—and he’s not the one in the Oval Office,” and another noted that “everyone . . . ignores the actions of the lame duck.”

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Recommended Citation

Mendelson, Nina A. (1999- ). "Quick Off the Mark? In Favor of Empowering the President-Elect." Nw. U. L. Rev. Colloquy 103 (2009): 464-76.