ABSTRACT
Barack Obama entered office on a wave of popular expectation; will he exit at the hands of a Tea Party inspired populist tsunami or return for four more years? Obama in Office brings together well-established political scientists and journalists to offer the first detailed assessment of President Obama and his first two years in office. This book covers the range of policy tests which the administration has faced during this period, including the recession and its jobless recovery, health care reform, financial regulation, the BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Looking beyond the midterms, Obama in Office considers the results of 2010, the impact of the Tea Party, and the prospects for 2012.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|69 pages
From Campaigning to Governing
part 2|56 pages
On the Hill and Off
part 3|38 pages
Obama and the Media
part 4|43 pages
Obama and Domestic Policy
part 5|56 pages
Obama and Foreign Policy