They don’t, there’s a lot they don’t control and people just either praise or criticize them for. Optimally, people would be a bit more intelligent about it.
Of course intelligence and bias aren’t directly linked, one can easily have both.
Meaning that the same person who would replay logically in this case may very well be the first to criticize a president they didn’t approve of if the gas prices were to go up.
In the end, that’s the fundamental job of a president. They are a figure head. Most of the policies and factors that impact your daily life are beyond them. They do set a tone for the nation and government if they are an effective leader- they set up the “culture” like any executive. They can approve or deny other peoples ideas and work which can shape the way the country runs, but very little is their “fault” or their triumph. It is often teams or entire organizations of people you’ve never probably heard of who are doing the things that make this stuff happen,
and the citizens ourselves and the corporations with our everyday choices that are making most of the impact you feel in your daily life. It’s complex and big. It’s difficult to find a place to vent your feelings or to feel like you have power in that situation, so the president is largely an effigy to focus all those emotions and give you a tangible and simple place to focus blame and gratitude and accountability.
Of course intelligence and bias aren’t directly linked, one can easily have both.
Meaning that the same person who would replay logically in this case may very well be the first to criticize a president they didn’t approve of if the gas prices were to go up.
In the end, that’s the fundamental job of a president. They are a figure head. Most of the policies and factors that impact your daily life are beyond them. They do set a tone for the nation and government if they are an effective leader- they set up the “culture” like any executive. They can approve or deny other peoples ideas and work which can shape the way the country runs, but very little is their “fault” or their triumph. It is often teams or entire organizations of people you’ve never probably heard of who are doing the things that make this stuff happen,