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Debating the Obama Presidency (Paperback)
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Debating the Obama Presidency (Paperback)
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This is the first book to present both the arguments for and
against Barack Obama's presidency and its policies. In it,
prominent political scientists and Washington think tank scholars
address Obama's domestic, economic and foreign policies and his
political legacy. Contrasting perspectives assess the consequences
of the large aspirations of the Obama presidency and the political
and policy challenges Obama encountered in the pursuit of those
aspirations. Barack Obama's project in the White House involved
installing lasting changes in national policy and politics.
Institutionally, the Obama administration sought to preserve
control of Congress through maintenance of reliable partisan
Democratic majorities, and enhance influence over the federal
courts through a steady stream of liberal judicial appointees. The
administration sought increased autonomy over the executive branch
by a reorganizations spawned by a national economic crisis and an
ambitious domestic policy agenda. Politically, the Obama
administration sought the entrenchment of consistent Democratic
electoral majorities. Such large ambitions have generated enduring
controversies surrounding his presidency, controversies that
receive a full airing and debate in this volume. Contributions by
Alan I. Abramowitz, Emory University; Andrew E. Busch, Claremont
McKenna College; Peter Juul, Center for American Progress; Lawrence
Korb, Center for American Progress; William G. Mayer, Northeastern
University; Ruth O'Brien, City University of New York Graduate
Center; John J. Pitney Jr.. Claremont McKenna College; Danielle
Pletka, American Enterprise Institute; Daniel E. Ponder, Drury
University; Steven E. Schier, Carleton College; Raymond Tatalovich,
Loyola University Chicago; and John Kenneth White, Catholic
University of America.
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