talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/30/2008
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I want to throw this open for reader discussion, but up front let me say that talk of political mandates is one of those DC parlor games that often doesn't mean very much. We'll probably be referring to the 1990s as the Bill Clinton era for a long time, even though he never won a majority of ...
online.wsj.com - 11/2/2008
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online.wsj.com —
There is a very challenging question facing America
that few pundits and politicians have discussed as we
approach an election that could produce a landslide of potentially historic proportions. How will a renewed and increased Democratic majority ...
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Democrats Shouldn't Overinterpret a Victory Mandate
suntimes.com - 11/5/2008
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suntimes.com —
NO REALIGNMENT | No mandate for Obama, no
lopsided Congress WASHINGTON -- The national election Tuesday was
not only historic for the election of the first African-American president in the nation's history but also for how little the avalanche of ...
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No mandate for Obama, no lopsided Congress :: CHICAGO ...
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/5/2008
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krugman.blogs.nytimes.com —
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 ...
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Mandate
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Mandate Open Thread
TPMCafe —
... David poses an important question. I think the overarching issue will be whether a significant Obama and democratic party victory creates a mandate for governing free of the overwhelming influence on both parties of corporate money. We don't pay enough attention to the enormous concentration of economic and political power of the big players in all major industries, from finance, defense, oil, high tech, health, insurance, auto, telecomm etc. It is hard to imagine the evolution of our public policy, relatively free of these influences. Of course, since their impact is so ...
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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
David Kurtz wonders what kind of mandate Obama will have if he wins: ...what will an Obama landslide translate into in the first year he's in office? It's not clear to me. One of the most toxic effects of the decline of the two parties as political institutions and the rise of the modern TV-based political campaign, with its cult of personality politics, is that the election becomes a referendum on the candidates themselves, rather than on broad policies or platforms. ...
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