July 03, 2008

Hilzoy on Obama as Manager

Personally I can think of few things more important to a president's success than his ability to manage his decision-making team. Hilzoy appears to similarly prioritze that attribute, and here discusses (drawing from the Rolling Stone article) what we know about Obama as a manager, given how he's run his campaign. Basically, he's been stunningly successful. It looks like he'll employ what we in poli sci would describe as a "collegial" style - but the discussion of the characteristics of his system is much deeper than that. And it would appear to point to continued success for his campaign/presidency. His style appears to contrast markedly with the ineptness, confusion, and isolated hierarchies that frequently characterized the Bush White House and the Hillary Clinton campaign.

Posted by armand at July 3, 2008 10:26 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics


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