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The Governing to Come
Matthew Yglesias — Paul Krugman writes: A magnificent victory for Barack Obama. And bear in mind that the campaign, in its final stages, was really about different philosophies of governing. This wasn’t like the 2004 campaign, which was essentially fought over fake issues — Bush running on national security and social issues, then claiming that he had a mandate to privatize Social Security. In this election, Obama proudly stood up for progressive values and the superiority of progressive policies; John McCain, in return, denounced him as a ...

Obama's Mandate
J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles — ... Mandate: A magnificent victory for Barack Obama. And bear in mind that the campaign, in its final stages, was really about different philosophies of governing. This wasn’t like the 2004 campaign, which was essentially fought over fake issues — Bush running on national security and social issues, then claiming that he had a mandate to privatize Social Security. In this election, Obama proudly stood up for progressive values and the superiority of progressive policies; John McCain, in return, denounced him as a socialist, a redistributor. And the American people ...

Mike's Blog Roundup
Crooks and Liars — Hallelujah!  Watching America: Look at the commentary from around the world. They're glad to have us back in the community of nations! Democrats.com: Frightened rightie pundits are clinging to the 'center-right country' lie The New Yorker Online: Mr Ayers's Neighborhood Economist's View: Links for 11/05/08 Hullabaloo: Hey! There's a turd in the punch bowl ...

A Progressive Mandate — ‘Now Comes The Hard Part’
Think Progress — ... As Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman explains, “In this election, Obama proudly stood up for progressive values and the superiority of progressive policies; John McCain, in return, denounced him as a socialist, a redistributor. And the American people rendered their verdict. Now the work begins.” ...

Blogospheric Reactions
BlueOregon — While we wait impatiently for results on the Senate race, here's a sampling of some of the deeper thoughts about what Obama's win means. Paul Krugman A magnificent victory for Barack Obama. And bear in mind that the campaign, in its final stages, was really about different philosophies of governing. This wasn’t like the 2004 campaign, which was essentially fought over fake issues — Bush running on national security and social issues, then claiming that he had a mandate to privatize Social Security. In this election, Obama proudly stood up for ...

MSM To Obama: Be Wary Of Left-Wing Groups Demanding Too Much Change
TPM Election Central — ... As Paul Krugman aptly puts it, Obama called for a progressive agenda that includes "spreading the wealth," and McCain called him a socialist and a "re-distributor." And the American people made their choice -- resoundingly. There will be tremendous pressure on Obama to forget this. ...

Say the Word
N/A — Mandate. Obama’s mandate. Reality bites: “Obama’s victory was no fluke; he beat John McCain by seven million votes and won more states than Bush did in either of his two elections.  He will have stronger majorities in both chambers of Congress for his party, and will have legitimate claim to a mandate.“ Chew on this: “We face a juggernaut” And everybody else besides Hard Right, Hard Core Republicans?  This is how we roll.

The Mandate Thing
PoliGazette — ... And so, it only took liberal columnist and blogger Paul Krugman only hours until he declared that, indeed, Obama’s victory constitutes a ‘mandate’ for radical progressive change. ...