President Obama was no different. Five weeks after the election, President Obama met with his economic and political advisors who briefed him on their reports on rapidly deteriorating economic conditions and their plan to prevent the economy from collapsing. President Obama delegated legislative work to party members and committees because, as a former lawmaker, he believed that giving Congress discretion in drafting the bill would help get it signed into law (Wayne, 2013). “In general, crises, when they first arise, increase opportunities for presidential leadership,” said Stephen J. Wayne in Rivals of Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations. “Members of Congress, like the general public, look to and rally around the president” (Wayne, 2013). At first, President Obama took the lead after winning the election and immediately began brainstorming with his advisors on how to get the United States back on its feet. And members of Congress admire the president just as much as American citizens do when the United States faces a crisis. Which, in turn, can strengthen the president's and Congress's relationship with American citizens. However, Obama's operating style has drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. Democrats said he didn't provide much support for their