@article{2015:kolkmann:republikan,
title = {Republikanischer Sieg auf ganzer Linie? Die Wahlen zum US-Kongress vom 4. November 2014},
year = {2015},
note = {In the 2014 Congressional election the Republican party was able to
expand its majority in the House of Representatives while winning back
the majority in the Senate, resulting in a “divided government” in
the 114th U.S. Congress. It became clear that political parties in the
USA increasingly have to deal with the phenomenon of a “dual
electorate”, with the consequence that electorates in Congressional
elections (“midterms”) differ from presidential elections. In
addition, Democrats had to deal with an immensely unpopular President
Barack Obama, even though he was not on the ballot. Moreover, they
could not benefit from a recovering economy. Several recent
developments in U.S. elections also need discussion, particularly
gerrymandering and sorting as well as the lately increased political
polarization and the future of filibusters. It remains to be seen
whether Democrats and Republicans can find a more cooperative approach
for the remaining time of President Obama’s term. The 2016
presidential election already casts a long shadow. [ZParl, vol. 46
(2015), no. 3, pp. 459 – 475]},
journal = {ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen},
pages = {459--475},
author = {Kolkmann, Michael},
volume = {46},
number = {3}
}