The Historical Presidency
Clinton's Elections: Redividing Government in the 1990s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12001699 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Nelson (0000-0001-6917-4752, Rhodes College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 457-472 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Presidential Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0360-4918 • E-ISSN: 1741-5705 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/psq.12278 |
| OpenAlex | W2360470031 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Divided government has become the norm in American national politics. But its pattern redivided beginning in the 1990s from one of Republican presidents and Democratic Congresses to one of Democratic presidents and Republican Congresses. Drawing on oral history interviews with campaign and administration officials from the Clinton administration, this article explains how Bill Clinton forged a winning strategy for Democratic presidential candidates while contributing to the weakening of the Democratic congressional party
Administration (probate law · Democracy · Divided government · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Presidential system · Law · Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis · Public Administration · Race, History, and American Society · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |