The Jiu-Jitsu Mandate

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH The electoral map looks strikingly similar to the one four years ago, but the post-election landscape could not be more different. Four years ago, the president went to Washington with a mandate for sweeping “change,” Democratic control of the House and a filibuster-proof Senate. This time, he faces the same sort of divided government that for the past two years has given us gridlock, a bitter partisan divide and an electorate that […]

Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton became editor of The Observer in September 2006. Previously, he served nearly two decades as the Dallas Morning News’ Oklahoma Bureau chief. He also covered government and politics for the San Jose Mercury News, the Dallas Times Herald, the Tulsa Tribune and the Oklahoma Journal.