Reuters Solicits Schier’s Opinion on Obama Health-Care Legislative Strategy
Steven Schier, the Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, gave the Reuters.com his opinion on how President Barack Obama might fare in his chances to push through his proposed health-care legislative reform package since Congress is controlled by Obama’s Democratic party. “A big majority is a diverse majority, and Democrats do not have the ideological homogeneity to just march in lock step with the president,” Schier warns. “A big majority can be a blessing or a curse — and in this case it’s a curse for Obama. A lot of Democrats are getting nervous about this.”
Steven Schier, the Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, gave the Reuters.com his opinion on how President Barack Obama might fare in his chances to push through his proposed health-care legislative reform package since Congress is controlled by Obama’s Democratic party. “A big majority is a diverse majority, and Democrats do not have the ideological homogeneity to just march in lock step with the president,” Schier warns. “A big majority can be a blessing or a curse — and in this case it’s a curse for Obama. A lot of Democrats are getting nervous about this.”