As author and professor Fred Greenstein writes, every president has been the subject of an inundation of prose, but “that outpouring is directed to the ends the president sought rather than the means he used to advance them.” Judging by the ink spilled on past presidents, Greenstein writes, we care much more about “the merits of his policies rather than the attributes that shaped his leadership.” With that in mind, Post Leadership blogger Jena McGregor decided to engage in a little thought experiment — and explored the strongest leadership trait of each GOP candidate running for president.
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