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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Concurrent Elections, Discordant Results: Presidentialism, Federalism, and Governance in Brazil
Contributor:
Samuels, David
imprint:
City University of New York, 2000
Published in:Comparative Politics
Language:
English
ISSN:
0010-4159
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<p>Despite concurrent Brazilian elections in 1994 and 1998 and candidates' personal popularity, presidential candidates did not possess resources that congressional candidates sought. Consequently, presidential coattails were short, and the candidate elected president could not use his personal electoral popularity to influence congress. In contrast, gubernatorial candidates possessed the resources congressional candidates desired and have long electoral coattails in their states' national congressional races. Gubernatorial coattails help explain how federalism affects Brazil's party system and national executive-legislative relations and why, despite smashing victories, Brazil's president has had limited success in passing political reforms and maintaining his economic stabilization program.</p>