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3. There are two models of social/political capital

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Sat May 11, 2013, 07:12 AM

May 2013

The collaborationalist model is like you describe; the confrontational model is what you're arguing against. Both are variously applicable to Presidents and Congress -- the confrontational model is most famously shown by the Shelby and Jeffords defections in the Senate.

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Essential political theory: Political capital grows when used. It shrinks when not used. [View all] Gravitycollapse May 2013 OP

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The whole point of having capital is to gain interest on it, which increases your capital Fumesucker May 2013 #2

There are two models of social/political capital Recursion May 2013 #3

Its lost LostOne4Ever May 2013 #4