LEADER 04264nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910462360203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-07164-6 010 $a0-674-06794-0 024 7 $a10.4159/harvard.9780674067943 035 $a(CKB)2670000000241207 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24437925 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000743750 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12284840 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000743750 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10828366 035 $a(PQKB)10769516 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3301121 035 $a(DE-B1597)178064 035 $a(OCoLC)809411187 035 $a(OCoLC)840446250 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674067943 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3301121 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10593873 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000241207 100 $a20120203d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aObama and America's political future$b[electronic resource] /$fTheda Skocpol ; with commentaries by Larry M. Bartels, Mickey Edwards, and Suzanne Mettler 210 $aCambridge, MA $cHarvard University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 195 p.) 225 0 $aAlexis de Tocqueville lectures on American politics 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-674-06597-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tForeword --$t1. OBAMA'S NEW DEAL, TEA PARTY REACTION, AND AMERICA'S POLITICAL FUTURE /$rSkocpol, Theda --$t2. A NEW DEAL FANTASY MEETS OLD POLITICAL REALITIES /$rBartels, Larry M. --$t3. OBAMA'S PROBLEM: MISREADING THE MANDATE /$rEdwards, Mickey --$t4. OBAMA AND THE CHALLENGE OF SUBMERGED POLICIES /$rMettler, Suzanne --$t5. MAKING SENSE OF AMERICA'S PO LITICAL MAELSTROM /$rSkocpol, Theda --$tNotes --$tAbout the authors --$tIndex 330 $aBarack Obama's galvanizing victory in 2008, coming amid the greatest economic crisis since the 1930's, opened the door to major reforms. But the president quickly faced skepticism from supporters and fierce opposition from Republicans, who scored sweeping wins in the 2010 midterm election. Here, noted political scientist Theda Skocpol surveys the political landscape and explores its most consequential questions: What happened to Obama's "new New Deal"? Why have his achievements enraged opponents more than they have satisfied supporters? How has the Tea Party's ascendance reshaped American politics? Skocpol's compelling account rises above conventional wisdom and overwrought rhetoric. The Obama administration's response to the recession produced bold initiatives-health care reform, changes in college loans, financial regulation-that promise security and opportunity. But these reforms are complex and will take years to implement. Potential beneficiaries do not readily understand them, yet the reforms alarm powerful interests and political enemies, creating the volatile mix of confusion and fear from which Tea Party forces erupted. Skocpol dissects the popular and elite components of the Tea Party reaction that has boosted the Republican Party while pushing it far to the right at a critical juncture for U.S. politics and governance. Skocpol's analysis is accompanied by contributions from two fellow scholars and a former congressman. At this moment of economic uncertainty and extreme polarization, as voters prepare to render another verdict on Obama's historic presidency, Skocpol and her respondents help us to understand its triumphs and setbacks and see where we might be headed next. 410 0$aAlexis de Tocqueville lectures on American politics. 606 $aTea Party movement 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2009- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTea Party movement. 676 $a973.932 700 $aSkocpol$b Theda$0128123 701 $aBartels$b Larry M.$f1956-$0857481 701 $aEdwards$b Mickey$f1937-$0943143 701 $aMettler$b Suzanne$0887581 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462360203321 996 $aObama and America's political future$92440867 997 $aUNINA