“Presidential power,” declared presidential historian Richard Neustadt, “is the power to persuade.” By virtue of being the center of attention, a president can move the minds of Congress and the public. A party’s presidential nominee has similar power. He or she has been the center of a massive campaign that has involved raising and spending billions of dollars and mobilizing untold volunteers. The candidates are the heads of pop-up cults promising fervid supporters to lead them to the promised land or prevent the other candidate from taking the country to hell… (Read more)