Electoral Governing Coalitions in the Presidency
A Theory and a Case Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6182489 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lester G Seligman (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 125-146 |
| Publication date | 1983-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Congress & the Presidency (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-3469 • E-ISSN: 1944-1053 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07343468309508014 |
| OpenAlex | W2092277432 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
In recent years, the role of presidential candidates in constructing their own coalitions to secure both the nomination and election has increased as their reliance on their own party organization has decreased. Recent presidents also have devoted more of their energies to building coalitions crucial to the adoption of their program and its policies. Yet in this era of entrepreneurial candidacy, presidential effectiveness has varied considerably. This article suggests that the extent of convergence and divergence of presidential selection and governing coalitions determines presidential effectiveness. It is also suggested that the roots of presidential governing effectiveness lie in the electoral core coalition, the product of the nomination and general election coalitions that supported the presidential candidate. The article (1) describes the developments that make this theory of presidential coalition-building pertinent to the recent presidency, and (2) sketches the theory and illustrates its applicability to Richard Nixon's sponsorship of the Family Assistance Plan
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The Decline of the Party in American Elections
Whither the American Party System
On Removing Certain Impediments to Democracy in the United States
Primary Rules, Political Power, and Social Change
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Competing Elites Within a Political Party
The Southern Strategy
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |