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The Democrats' Decline in the House during the Clinton Presidency: An Analysis of Partisan Swings
Author(s) -
Wattenberg Martin P.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
presidential studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1741-5705
pISSN - 0360-4918
DOI - 10.1111/j.0268-2141.2003.00057.x
Subject(s) - presidency , impeachment , house of representatives , political science , mandate , public administration , law , political economy , economics , politics
This research note analyzes changes in the congressional district vote during the three sets of House elections held during the Clinton presidency. An in‐depth picture of how House members interpreted these elections is drawn by examining the percentage vote swing in each election by incumbency type. In particular, such a perspective sheds light on why Republican House members overestimated their mandate after 1994 and were not discouraged from pursuing impeachment by the 1998 election results.