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RadiationTherapy

(5,818 posts) Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:50 PM Oct 2012

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Obama's Margin of Victory: How Much Does He Need For A Mandate Like Bush Had in 2004? [View all]

It might be fun to have that ready for the day after. Obama's Mandate. hahahahahha

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Obama's Margin of Victory: How Much Does He Need For A Mandate Like Bush Had in 2004? [View all] RadiationTherapy Oct 2012 OP

The margin of victory will mean little. former9thward Oct 2012 #1

This will have some great coattailing Coyotl Oct 2012 #8

Yep. He had a mandate in 2008. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #14

290 something because bush had like 286. Really I'd prefer 300+ that would be a mandate. craigmatic Oct 2012 #2

If it's like Bush's "mandate" it will not be one budkin Oct 2012 #3

1 vote Renew Deal Oct 2012 #4

You beat me to it. Scuba Oct 2012 #6

If he got 538 EV and 90% of the popular vote doc03 Oct 2012 #5

2004 Popular vote: Bush - 50.7%, Kerry - 48.3%. Bush had no mandate. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2012 #7

Well, I may choose to cite a "Bush mandate" to my conservative friends just out of spite. RadiationTherapy Oct 2012 #12

Here's how it works: even you can win by 1 EV -- govern like you won by a landslide OmahaBlueDog Oct 2012 #9

While I am not sure I agree with that actual practice, I may have some fun with the "rhetoric of RadiationTherapy Oct 2012 #11

Sorry, didn't mean to imply it would be a "real mandate" RadiationTherapy Oct 2012 #10

I need to ask outsideworld Oct 2012 #13

A political mandate is a election victory of such a margin that the elected feels empowered RadiationTherapy Oct 2012 #16

Ok outsideworld Oct 2012 #17

Bushco cheated the vote & stole the election. upi402 Oct 2012 #15

Bush did not have a madate in 2004 Jack Rabbit Oct 2012 #18

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