1. Referendum: The 2006 Midterm Congressional Elections
- Author:
- Gary C. Jacobson
- Publication Date:
- 03-2007
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Political Science Quarterly
- Institution:
- Academy of Political Science
- Abstract:
- GARY C. JACOBSON analyzes the 2006 midterm election as a referendum on the performance of President Bush, the war in Iraq, and the Republican Congress. He argues that the Democrats won control of Congress by nationalizing the election and exploiting widespread public discontent with the Republican regime to overcome the Republicans’ formidable structural advantage in present-day electoral politics.
- Topic:
- Elections, Domestic Politics, Iraq War, Republican Party, and Democratic Party
- Political Geography:
- North America and United States of America