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10. Republican congress critters would chorus about the lack of a mandate

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 06:15 PM

Dec 2016

And they would refuse to do anything because the new president wasn't backed by the popular vote, so the will of the people (a very slippery concept in Republican hands) would be that the new president had no mandate to govern. No appointments would be considered, let alone confirmed, and Republicans would piously claim the founding dudes' blessing for refusing to govern for another four years.

But since it was their guy who fluked through, we won't be hearing any of that "will of the people" nonsense, except as it is expressed by the voters of the electoral college.

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Question, Would the media be reacting any different if the situations were reversed?..Trump-Hillary? [View all] Stuart G Dec 2016 OP

Main Stream Media IMO is not to be trusted. I now view MSM as propaganda outlets and RKP5637 Dec 2016 #1

Yes, thinks would be very different, the conflict of interest would be loud, Thinkingabout Dec 2016 #2

they'd harp on about her inability to connect to all of America, and how she has to reach out .. JHan Dec 2016 #3

I think that would have been a less surprising result loyalsister Dec 2016 #4

YES YES YES. THE BIG story would be about how the people did not support her JI7 Dec 2016 #5

We would still be talking MFM008 Dec 2016 #6

worse than that 0rganism Dec 2016 #7

If Trump would have gotten more votes and lost the EC the main topic would be doc03 Dec 2016 #8

Republican congress critters would chorus about the lack of a mandate gratuitous Dec 2016 #10

Sure as shit Fox would. nt jmg257 Dec 2016 #9