The Clinton campaign for health-care reform : epistemology in a populist rhetoric /

a truly populist model of legislative process, whereby the

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leugs, Michael Edward Carpenter
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:a truly populist model of legislative process, whereby the
and naive assumption: that he could control public sentiment,
became evident in Clinton's reaction when popular opinion
chance to achieve meaningful health-care reform.
Clinton based his political messages upon populist themes,
Clinton lost his sense of the public will, lost his
Clinton's implicit theory of rhetoric contained a mistaken
credibility in the health-care debate, and lost his best
describing a model of political action that was founded upon
During his campaign for office and early presidency, Bill
extended his populist approach beyond mere oratory to develop
forcing Congress to pass specific legislation. This conflict
public would investigate legislative options and participate
reconcile his competing commitments to populism and reform,
the Health Security Act in September 1993, the president
the notion of popular sovereignty. When he began to promote
turned against health-care reform. Because he failed to
via messages to Congress in an informal policy referendum.
Item Description:"Major subject: Speech Communication".
Vita.
Physical Description:v, 124 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.