Title
The Congressional Elections 2010 and Turkish Interests in Congress
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
Republicans, in a classic midterm “wave election,” supplanted the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives with a large majority of their own and substantially reduced the Democratic majority in the Senate. Yet, despite their electoral success, this victory should not suggest to Republicans that the electorate has granted them any sort of broad policy mandate. Such mandates are illusory in the American political system. As such, President Obama’s impressive string of legislative victories in the past few years will most likely remain in place, though his relationship with Congress will undoubtedly become more complicated. Moreover, the Turkish-American relationship should be largely unaffected. In fact, the new majority in the House may be more sympathetic to Turkish interests than the previous Congress.
Publication Title
Turkish Insight
Volume
13
Issue
1
First Page
27
Last Page
36
Recommended Citation
Wiltse, David, "The Congressional Elections 2010 and Turkish Interests in Congress" (2011). School of American and Global Studies Faculty Publications with a Focus on History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion. 20.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/hppr_pubs/20