re: #106 Obdicut

In one post you have no idea what I mean. In the above you dismiss it as unworthy of mention. Huh? in one instance mandates don’t exist and in another they are a truism? Not sure how well those two things square up. Maybe I have misunderstood you.

You deny the very existence of a widely acknowledged political phenomenon. Of course they exist, just not lately. Could happen again next time around. Is it the word mandate you object to? maybe you like landslide better? Label a really big win as you wish. we both know that carries advantage for the President that gets it.
Bottom line to my point-
Big win equals mandate equals landslide, becomes leverage to forward the Presidential agenda through the houses. I’m sorry to see that despite a big EC win, he does not have the big win mandate to beat up the GOP with. Damn it.