How is defeating an incumbent pResident by 5MILLION+ votes

[NoMoreRepugs]

NOT an overwhelming mandate? Checking NYT and WP this am and I see nothing but the usual bothsiderism BS. No ripping and chastisement of RUMP’s criminal neglect of Covid19 - how without the wave JB will have to adjust his priorities.

The nightmare is almost over but the nations angst is going to take a long time to subside.

[Turin_C3PO]

1. It definitely is a mandate.

Trump lost both the popular vote and Electoral College by a large margin. The media needs to recognize this. I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) that this is the biggest win in history for a challenger vs. an incumbent.

[Shermann]

2. However many votes it ends up being...

that plus one equals a mandate according to the Republican make it up as you go along rulebook.

[FakeNoose]

5. Maybe so, but it's not our rulebook

It's not the American rulebook, and the media needs to make that clear.
I'm really getting sick of the losers-and-whiners BS.

[RandiFan1290]

3. Just wait

The media will help them push this for the next 4-8 years.

[Chainfire]

4. By Trump's own math it is a mandate

Same EC votes as Trump in 16, but instead of -3,000,000 votes, it is a + 5,000,000 votes. I would call that a 8 million advantage in a mandate claim.