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After years of divided government, countless Republicans campaigned
on a promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, better known as
Obamacare. Yet when they took control of both chambers of Congress
and the White House in 2017--after six years that included more
than fifty symbolic votes and innumerable pledges--they failed to
repeal the bulk of the law. Pundits were shocked, and observers and
political scientists alike were stuck looking for an explanation.
What made Obamacare so hard to repeal? And in a larger sense: What
explains why some laws are repealed, and yet others endure in spite
of considerable efforts? Are repeals different from law-making or
do they mirror one another? Why are repeals more likely at some
times than others? What theories of legislative behavior and
policymaking explain when repeals happen? Congress in Reverse is
the first book to attempt to answer these questions. Jordan M.
Ragusa and Nathaniel A. Birkhead examine when and why existing
statutes are successfully "undone," arguing that repeals are most
common when the parties are united on the issue--which was not the
case when it came to Obamacare for the Republican Party--and the
majority party wins control of Congress after a long stint in the
minority. By shifting focus from the making of laws to their
un-making, Congress in Reverse opens up a new arena for studying
legislative activity in Congress.
Every four years presidential hopefuls and the national media
travel the primary election circuit through Iowa and New Hampshire.
Once the dust Settles in these states, the nation's focus turns to
South Carolina, the first primary in the delegate-rich South.
Historically Iowa and New Hampshire have dominated the news because
they are first, not because of their predictive ability or
representativeness. In First in the South, H. Gibbs Knotts and
Jordan M. Ragusa make the case for shifting the national focus to
South Carolina because of its clarifying and often-predictive role
in selecting presidential nominees for both the Republican and
Democratic Parties. To establish the foundation for their claim,
Knotts and Ragusa begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of
South Carolina's primary. They then detail how South Carolina
achieved its coveted "First in the South" status and examine the
increasing importance of this primary since the first contest in
1980. Throughout the book they answer key questions about the
Palmetto State's process, using both qualitative information--press
reports, primary sources, archival documents, and oral
histories--and quantitative data--election results, census data,
and exit polls. Through their research Knotts and Ragusa argue that
a key factor that makes the South Carolina primary so important is
the unique demographic makeup of the state's Democratic and
Republican electorates. Knotts and Ragusa also identify major
factors that have bolstered candidates' campaigns and propelled
them to victory in South Carolina. While the evidence confirms the
conventional wisdom about endorsements, race, and being from a
southern state, their analysis offers hope to political newcomers
and candidates who have not mastered the art of fundraising.
Succinct and accessible, First in the South is a glimpse behind the
curtain of the often-mysterious presidential primary process.
Every four years presidential hopefuls and the national media
travel the primary election circuit through Iowa and New Hampshire.
Once the dust Settles in these states, the nation's focus turns to
South Carolina, the first primary in the delegate-rich South.
Historically Iowa and New Hampshire have dominated the news because
they are first, not because of their predictive ability or
representativeness. In First in the South, H. Gibbs Knotts and
Jordan M. Ragusa make the case for shifting the national focus to
South Carolina because of its clarifying and often-predictive role
in selecting presidential nominees for both the Republican and
Democratic Parties. To establish the foundation for their claim,
Knotts and Ragusa begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of
South Carolina's primary. They then detail how South Carolina
achieved its coveted "First in the South" status and examine the
increasing importance of this primary since the first contest in
1980. Throughout the book they answer key questions about the
Palmetto State's process, using both qualitative information--press
reports, primary sources, archival documents, and oral
histories--and quantitative data--election results, census data,
and exit polls. Through their research Knotts and Ragusa argue that
a key factor that makes the South Carolina primary so important is
the unique demographic makeup of the state's Democratic and
Republican electorates. Knotts and Ragusa also identify major
factors that have bolstered candidates' campaigns and propelled
them to victory in South Carolina. While the evidence confirms the
conventional wisdom about endorsements, race, and being from a
southern state, their analysis offers hope to political newcomers
and candidates who have not mastered the art of fundraising.
Succinct and accessible, First in the South is a glimpse behind the
curtain of the often-mysterious presidential primary process.
After years of divided government, countless Republicans campaigned
on a promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act, better known as
Obamacare. Yet when they took control of both chambers of Congress
and the White House in 2017--after six years that included more
than fifty symbolic votes and innumerable pledges--they failed to
repeal the bulk of the law. Pundits were shocked, and observers and
political scientists alike were stuck looking for an explanation.
What made Obamacare so hard to repeal? And in a larger sense: What
explains why some laws are repealed, and yet others endure in spite
of considerable efforts? Are repeals different from law-making or
do they mirror one another? Why are repeals more likely at some
times than others? What theories of legislative behavior and
policymaking explain when repeals happen? Congress in Reverse is
the first book to attempt to answer these questions. Jordan M.
Ragusa and Nathaniel A. Birkhead examine when and why existing
statutes are successfully "undone," arguing that repeals are most
common when the parties are united on the issue--which was not the
case when it came to Obamacare for the Republican Party--and the
majority party wins control of Congress after a long stint in the
minority. By shifting focus from the making of laws to their
un-making, Congress in Reverse opens up a new arena for studying
legislative activity in Congress.
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