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Healthcare Reform: A Prescription for the 2010 Republican Landslide?
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Robert P. Saldin
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January 10, 2011
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.
Published Online: 2011-1-10
©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston
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