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In reply to the discussion: I hate to be a wet blanket, but.... [View all]still_one
(91,807 posts)11. Yes it was a mandate. It was a mandate against racism and sexism. It was also a mandate to
Preserve social security and Medicare, and not to privitize them
It was a mandate for equal pay for equal work, and for the 2% wealthiest to pay the tax rate over 250k when Clinton was president. It is a mandate to get us out of Afghanistan and give companies incentives to keep and create jobs here.
It was a mandate for financial regulation, single payer healthcare, and much more
The real question is were they heard. Which is why we the people need to make sure to let their representatives, senators, and president know
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I Will Check Back In Here, Sir, when My Grandson is Done With 'World of Tanks'...
The Magistrate
Nov 2012
#1
you first say Obama did not win by enough and then say it's the end of the Republican Party
JI7
Nov 2012
#3
BS. Of course he has a mandate. His whole campaign was banking on taxing the rich & Obamacare
JaneyVee
Nov 2012
#6
Yes it was a mandate. It was a mandate against racism and sexism. It was also a mandate to
still_one
Nov 2012
#11
Don't sweat it. You wrote your honest opinion and that is what these boards are for.
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#20
The three elections preceding were 2010, 2008, and 2006. I do think that those mandates
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#34
In our binary system we can only choose "I like how it's going" or "I don't".
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#37
Not going to waste more of my time on this. But Yeah.. it WAS a mandate.
progressivebydesign
Nov 2012
#23
If W wins by 500 votes, it is a mandate. If Obama wins by 3 million votes, it is not a mandate.
FSogol
Nov 2012
#27
The Reps themselves established that those electoral college numbers = landslide
Lucinda
Nov 2012
#45