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Altman Quoted on NationalJournal.com

JohnAltmanHistoryPoliSci John Altman, Ph.D., was featured in a NationalJournal.com article titled, "Obama Gets a Second Chance at a Mandate."

"Mandates are rarely won on election night. They are earned after Inauguration Day by leaders who spend their political capital wisely, taking advantage of events without overreaching. Obama is capable—as evidenced by his first-term success with health care reform. But mandate-building requires humility, a trait not easily associated with him. “The mandate is a myth,” said John Altman, associate professor of political science at York College of Pennsylvania. “But even if there was such a thing as a mandate, this clearly isn’t an election that would produce one.”