Why is the argument that a president's approval ratings decline over time because of presidential policy failure subject to critique?
A)It implies that every president is doomed to policy failure around the midterm elections.
B)Althoughthe argument is supported by a considerable amount of data, those data were not collected by political scientists.
C)It implies that presidents who are successful should maintain strong approval ratings, and the data do not bear this out.
D)It does not take into account the drop in approval ratings caused by the rally effect.
C
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