The political campaign victory of Thomas Jefferson and his Republicans over the Federalists in 1801 can be described as a win for his party. It was not simply Jefferson, the candidate, who won the political campaign; the party’s success at publicizing their candidate’s views, at campaigning, and at sensing what voters wanted also contributed to the victory.
Because the presidency had never before been shifted from one political party to another, there was at first some uncertainty about how this kind of a transition would be handled: For example, would people appointed to positions by the Federalist president, John Adams, keep their jobs? Jefferson was particularly annoyed that Adams had rushed through many appointments just before leaving office.
At first–in his inaugural address–Jefferson indicated a willingness to cooperate with members of the opposition party. “We are all Republicans–we are all Federalists,” he said. Soon, though, under a certain amount of pressure from members of his party, Jefferson’s position began to shift. Initially uncertain about whether to remove all or none of the Federalists in office, he gradually decided to ensure that his fellow Republicans held about two-thirds of all political jobs. Federalists were removed from office and replaced with Republicans to achieve this balance. Those appointed at the last minute by Adams were the first to go.
Jefferson’s party was noteworthy for its organization. This depended, in large part, on the Republican members of Congress, who supplied the party’s leadership in Congress and also, through connections in their home states, helped maintain a consistent message for local and state organizations.
Washington, D.C., was a new capital–and a new city–when Jefferson became president, and few congressmen had homes there. Instead, they lived and ate together in boardinghouses. Over breakfasts and dinners, they had heated discussions and hammered out the key issues of the day. The representatives tended to socialize with members of their own party–taverns and boardinghouses tended to attract either Republican or Federalist customers, but seldom both.
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The Senate is currently involved in a heated debate regarding healthcare reform. Democrats are seeking to expand the availability of affordable health insurance to millions of more Americans. However, their bill has been plagued with infighting, as a result of several disagreements over policy. President Barack Obama, a proponent of comprehensive health insurance reform, visited the Senate on Sunday in order to encourage cooperation among liberal, moderate, and conservative party members.
Obama’s appearance served to give moral support to legislators working over the weekend to finalize the details of reform. Their main sticking point is whether or not a public option should be included. Such a provision would create a government-run health insurance plan–similar to Medicare–which would compete with private insurers in an exchange market. Supporters believe that doing so would increase competition, leading to more affordable health insurance. Those who oppose the public option, however, feel that it will be too costly, inefficient, and result in bigger federal government. In his speech, the president urged a caucus of prominent Democratic senators to put their differences aside and focus on the opportunity to back historical legislation. In the past, some liberals have likened the current push for healthcare reform to Great Society domestic programs enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s; among them were Medicare (for senior citizens) and Medicaid (for the poor).
Despite Obama’s encouragement to enact reforms, skeptics remain unconvinced that potential upheaval of the entire health insurance industry is ideal. The public option that has been presented to Congress is not a true single-payer health care system, unlike the plans in Canada and western Europe. In fact, states will be allowed to opt out of the national coverage. Still, that provision is unsatisfactory to conservative Democrats such as Nebraska’s Ben Nelson, or Democratic caucus member and independent Senator Joe Lieberman. Both, along with two unnamed senators, have pledged to block the passage of healthcare reform if any form of a public option is involved whatsoever. On the other hand, liberals believe a public option is necessary in order for affordable health insurance to become a reality for more of the uninsured population in this country.
Abortion is another controversial topic in the healthcare reform talks. It is generally accepted that federal money is not directly used to pay for elective abortions; the only exceptions are when there is danger to the mother’s life, incest, or rape. However, some senators want to go farther than others to ensure that is the case. Conservative Democrats want to prohibit the use of subsidies to buy a health insurance plan that includes coverage for abortion. These subsidies would be given to low- and moderate-income individuals and families to acquire health insurance in a regulated insurance exchange. A similar measure passed in the House of Representatives, but looks unlikely to pass in the Senate. Pro-choice Democrats are against the provision, since it effectively prevents women from buying affordable health insurance with abortion coverage if they so choose; but Nelson and other right-leaning Democrats say they will oppose any bill that doesn’t forbid the practice, as they do not believe federal funds can be sufficiently separated from a person’s own money.
Healthcare reform is clearly a priority for the Democratic Congress; they took the unusual step of meeting on weekends to hammer it out. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, as well as Obama and others, have expressed their desire for healthcare reform legislation to pass before the Senate adjourns for its holiday break. While it appears unlikely that the Senate will beat that deadline, there is no doubt that they are making progress. Several amendments to the main bill were voted on last week. Will affordable health insurance reform happen? Its prospects appear mixed, but things are finally moving along in the Senate.
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Yamileth Medina is an up and coming expert on Health Insurance and Healthcare Reform. She aims to help people realize that they can find affordable health insurance right now while waiting for a public option, if it ever gets passed. Yamileth lives in Miami, FL.
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