171. A House and Senate Divided: The Clinton Legacy and the Congressional Elections of 2000
- Author:
- Gary C. Jacobson
- Publication Date:
- 03-2001
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Political Science Quarterly
- Institution:
- Academy of Political Science
- Abstract:
- GARY C. JACOBSON asserts the 2000 election and its bizarre aftermath in Florida accurately reflected the configuration of partisan politics that crystallized during the Clinton administration: close partisan balance in Congress and in the electorate; distinct regional, cultural, and ideological divisions between the parties' respective electoral coalitions; and a sharp partisan polarization among political elites, echoed, though more faintly, in the broader public. The trends that produced this political configuration predated the 1990s, but they accelerated during the Clinton years, and Clinton himself was a catalyst in their development.
- Topic:
- Elections, Domestic Politics, Political Parties, Polarization, and Bill Clinton
- Political Geography:
- North America and United States of America