George C. Edwards III

Edwards was born in Rochester, New York, in 1947 and moved with his family to Florida in 1959.

Edwards has held a number of visiting appointments, including: He has advised Brazil on its constitution and the operation of its presidency, Russia on building a democratic national party system, Mexico on elections, and Chinese scholars on democracy.

He has written that presidents are highly dependent on the strategic position in which they find themselves and can only influence Congress at the margins.

[9][10] In early 2009, he predicted the problems President Barack Obama would face, despite the declarations of many insiders the new president would transform the political landscape and thus pave the way for major changes in policy.

[11] In 2016, he predicted that despite his reputed promotional and negotiating skills, Donald Trump would not succeed in persuading either the public or Congress to follow his lead, which his subsequent research confirmed.

[13] He also was among the first authors to devote attention to implementing public policy, especially the president's role as chief executive.