ourfuture.org - 11/19/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/25/2008
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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 ...
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Obama: "I Don't Think There's Any Question That We Have ...
dailykos.com - 11/19/2008
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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 ...
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Mandate for reconciliation
washingtonmonthly.com - 11/25/2008
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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 ...
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Claiming a mandate
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"Team of Rivals" As the New Broderism
Open Left - Front Page —
... Look, I'm all for "inclusion" - but let's also remember, the most comprehensive post-election poll shows that a whopping 70 percent of Americans want conservatives to bend to Obama's agenda, not the other way around. And so what about the other side of the "team?" If "Team of Rivals" = "Bipartisanship," shouldn't there be some full-on progressives in some very powerful positions? Wouldn't that complete the "team" in "Team of Rivals" and the "bi" in "bipartisan?" Or are we really not going to see a "team" nor "bipartisanship" - but merely lockstep corporatism/conservatism ...
David Sirota: A "Team of Rivals" Or a Rival Team?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Look, I'm all for "inclusion" - but let's also remember, the most comprehensive post-election poll shows that a whopping 70 percent of Americans want conservatives to bend to Obama's agenda, not the other way around. And so what about the other side of the "team?" If "Team of Rivals" = "Bipartisanship," shouldn't there be some full-on progressives in some very powerful positions? Wouldn't that complete the "team" in "Team of Rivals" and the "bi" in "bipartisan?" Or are we really not going to see a "team" nor "bipartisanship" - but merely lockstep corporatism/conservatism ...
David Sirota: "Team of Rivals" As the New Broderism
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Look, I'm all for "inclusion" - but let's also remember, the most comprehensive post-election poll shows that a whopping 70 percent of Americans want conservatives to bend to Obama's agenda, not the other way around. And so what about the other side of the "team?" If "Team of Rivals" = "Bipartisanship," shouldn't there be some full-on progressives in some very powerful positions? Wouldn't that complete the "team" in "Team of Rivals" and the "bi" in "bipartisan?" Or are we really not going to see a "team" nor "bipartisanship" - but merely lockstep corporatism/conservatism ...
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