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Creating Opportunities? Bipartisanship in the Early O bama Presidency
Author(s) -
Edwards George C.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
social science quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1540-6237
pISSN - 0038-4941
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2012.00912.x
Subject(s) - bama , presidency , political science , public administration , public relations , law , politics , biology , biochemistry , escherichia coli , bacterial outer membrane , gene
Objective I investigate whether it was possible for P resident O bama to create an opportunity for change by obtaining bipartisan support for his initiatives. Methods I analyze the theoretical prospects for R epublican support and then examine the president's level of success in obtaining it. Results I find the president rarely received bipartisan support and that his efforts to obtain it were costly. Conclusion The president, like all presidents, could not create opportunities for change. Instead, he was dependent on exploiting the opportunities presented by those disposed to support his initiatives.