Politics in an Era of Divided Government: The Election of 1996 and its Aftermath

by Schantz,Harvey L.

• ISBN13: 9780815335832
• ISBN10: 0815335830
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-23
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book describes, explains, and reflects upon the 1996 presidential and congressional elections, devoting equal coverage to three phases of the political process: the major party nominations, the general election, and the subsequent government organization. In doing so, this study links elections and governance.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Abbreviations Used in Notes	xiii
Series Editor Foreword	xv
Steven A. Shull
Introduction	xvii
Harvey L. Schantz
Some Things Are Predictable: Nominating Dole, Clinton, and Perot	1	(40)
Emmett H. Buell Jr.
Congressional Nominations in 1996: Procedures, Candidates, and Electoral Patterns	41	(22)
Harvey L. Schantz
The Presidential Campaign and Vote in 1996: Job Ratings of Presidents---and Success or Failure at the Polls	63	(22)
Milton C. Cummings Jr.
Strategic Partisan Decisions and Blunted National Outcomes: The 1996 Senate Election Campaign and Vote	85	(20)
Douglas B. Harris
Sideshows and Strategic Separations: The Impact of Presidential Year Politics on Congressional Elections	105	(24)
Garrison Nelson
Clinton's Second Transition: Historic Aspirations Amidst Divided Government	129	(26)
Margaret Jane Wyszomirski
The Irony of the 105th Congress and Its Legacy	155	(26)
Roger H. Davidson
Colton C. Campbell
Epilogue	181	(2)
Harvey L. Schantz
List of Contributors	183	(2)
Index	185