Psychological profiles of 2016 U.S. presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, and Scott Walker (GOP) and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders (Democrats).
Summary: The Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics (USPP) ‘Media Tipsheet’ offers political reporters looking for a fresh story angle a sometimes unique, often unconventional perspective on politics.
Jeb’s Most Awkward, Dignity-Losing, Cringey Moments: The Definitive Guide By Katherine Krueger Talking Points Memo February 4, 2016 Excerpt Long considered the heir apparent in the...
Jeb Bush Suspends His Campaign By MJ Lee and Ashley Killough February 20, 2016 Columbia, South Carolina — Haunted by his famous last name and...
Summary: Research conducted at the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics under the direction of Aubrey Immelman, Ph.D., offers a political-psychological explanation for Donald Trump’s personal appeal as a candidate and Jeb Bush’s inability to consolidate his erstwhile front-runner status in the 2016 U.S. presidential election Republican primary. The Personal Electability Index has accurately predicted the outcome of every presidential election since 1996.
5 Reasons Bush Isn’t Freaking Out About Trump By Marc Caputo and Anna Palmer August 21, 2015 Excerpts … Despite Donald Trump shooting ahead in...
Why Bush Gets Trumped in the Polls By Aubrey Immelman St. Cloud Times August 23, 2015 The first national polls since the Aug. 6 Fox...
Jeb Bush’s primary personality patterns are Conscientious/dutiful and Retiring/aloof, with secondary features of the Dominant/asserting and Ambitious/confident patterns.
Summary: A psychological analysis (conducted summer 2015) of former Florida governor Jeb Bush — a contender for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election — by Atarah Pinder and Aubrey Immelman, Ph.D., at the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics, revealed that Walker’s predominant personality pattern is Conscientious / dutiful and Retiring / aloof, with secondary Dominant / asserting features — a personality composite best characterized as a “conscientious, forceful introvert.”
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