Document Type

Article

Publication Title

The Forum

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter

Publication Date

2010

Volume

8

Issue

4

Disciplines

Political Science

Abstract

Less than two years ago, Barack Obama was sworn in as president amidst proclamations of a partisan realignment. But in this fall’s midterms, scores of his fellow Democrats lost their jobs. The best evidence suggests that Obama’s signature accomplishment—passage of a healthcare reform bill that had long eluded progressives—played a key role in the historic defeat. It also highlighted the delicacy of partisan regimes, particularly those prematurely designated as realignments by academic or popular observers

Keywords

election, healthcare, parties, realignment, Barack Obama

DOI

10.2202/1540-8884.1404

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View original published article at 10.2202/1540-8884.1404.

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