01229pab a2200193 454500 180718b2003 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Bailey, Michael Presidential persuasion on social issues: a two-way street? 2003 p.49-58. Mar Although the ability of presidents to mobilize opinion on foreign policy issues is well documented, much less is known about presidents' abilities to change public attitudes on social and moral issues. We explore the limited a presidential persuasiveness by examining President Clinton's 1993 proposal to permit gay men and lesbian women ot serve openly in the armed forces. Because the issue involved core values and religious beliefs, we might expect Clinton to have been unable to change voter preferences. However, we find evidence of a reciprocal relationship. Clinton's support for the issue persuaded some members of the public to support the policy, even as it also caused others to think less favorably of him. - Reproduced. Presidents - United States Presidents Wilcox, Clyde Sigelman, Lee Political Research Quarterly 56521 56521 56521 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 56, Issue no: 1 AR56966 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR