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Going Public

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Going public is a president's appeal for popular pressure — a major address aimed at moving legislators through their constituents.

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Twentieth-century broadcasting expanded the bully pulpit into a standing instrument.

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Going public trades private persuasion for public pressure — the two work poorly together.

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