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The Politics of Constraint: House Republicans in Retrospect and Prospect

  • William F Connelly and John J. Pitney
Published/Copyright: October 9, 2008
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The Forum
From the journal The Forum Volume 6 Issue 3

One must grade House Republicans on a curve. As co-partisans of President Bush, they were the party of government. As the minority in the House, they were also the party of opposition. This combination severely limited their power and political choices. Nevertheless, they did manage to win some defensive victories and score some public-relations points.

Keywords: party; partisanship; polarization; permanent minority; Congress; House of Representatives; Republican; George W. Bush; John Boehner; Tom Davis
Published Online: 2008-10-9

©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston

One must grade House Republicans on a curve. As co-partisans of President Bush, they were the party of government. As the minority in the House, they were also the party of opposition. This combination severely limited their power and political choices. Nevertheless, they did manage to win some defensive victories and score some public-relations points.

Keywords: party; partisanship; polarization; permanent minority; Congress; House of Representatives; Republican; George W. Bush; John Boehner; Tom Davis
Published Online: 2008-10-9

©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston

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  1. Article
  2. Evaluating Majority Party Leaders in Congress
  3. The Politics of Constraint: House Republicans in Retrospect and Prospect
  4. Senate Republican Leadership in Tough Times
  5. Orchestrators of Unorthodox Lawmaking: Pelosi and McConnell in the 110th Congress
  6. Assessing Nancy Pelosi
  7. The American Public's View of Congress
  8. Commentary
  9. East European 'Model' to Cuban Freedom
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  11. Comment on "Searching for Voters along the Liberal-Conservative Continuum"
  12. Review
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  14. Review of Unequal Democracy
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