The “Parties” Presidents Make? The Bush Legacy and Party Government

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  • Joseph Mink

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https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2374-7781.2008.29.0.311-329

Abstract

Although elected without having won the popular vote, George W. Bush set out to enact an ambitious legislative agenda designed, in part, to help secure a “permanent majority” for the GOP. In pursuing this agenda, Bush drew upon significant institutional advantages associated with the contemporary state of political parties, and he worked diligently to reinforce those advantages by dedicating himself to a party building effort unprecedented in modern politics. In this article I explore how these efforts may put into question the framework of realignment and propose instead a trajectory of presidential led parties.

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2009-01-01

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