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washingtonmonthly.com - 11/25/2008
Claiming a mandate
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CLAIMING A MANDATE.... In the immediate aftermath of the elections, there were a handful of Republicans who wanted to debate the meaning of the word "mandate." Apparently, Barack Obama's impressive victory -- the highest popular vote margin for a non-incumbent...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/25/2008
Obama: "I Don't Think There's Any Question That We Have A Mandate"
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — An interesting moment at Barack Obama's presser on the economy today: He declared in more direct terms than I've heard before that his "decisive" win has unquestionably given him a "mandate." "We had, I think, a decisive win, because of the ... (more) Obama: "I Don't Think There's Any Question That We Have ...

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dailykos.com - 11/19/2008
Mandate for reconciliation
— dailykos.com — Dean : So if you run and get a mandate for reconciliation is your first act to kick this guy out of the party? The question wasn't kicking Lieberman out of the party. Democrats in Connecticut already did that in 2006. And once again, given this ... (more) Mandate for reconciliation

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ourfuture.org - 11/19/2008
Poll On 'The Change Election': A New Mandate
— ourfuture.org — Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on OurFuture.org. NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any ... (more) Poll On 'The Change Election': A New Mandate

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Obama to GOP
Shakesville — "Know what goes great with my delicious mandate? A saucy twist of preemptively positioning you jerkoffs as obstructionists in case you even consider indulging any foolish impulse to get in my way. Lick it up, suckers."

Crystal Ball Today
N/A — Some people don’t see a mandate in the picture.  Not Obama. “With his Electoral College landslide victory, Obama said he possesses a “mandate to move the country in a new direction, and not continue the same old practices that have gotten us into the fix we’re in.” Is the picture getting clearer in the center?  Or on the left?  Which way are we headed? “ . . . the real tell will lie in his actual policies.“

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