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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Ragean's defeat of Mondale was a mandate. Reconcile that one to this election.
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But Reagan lost seats in the Senate and the House. Is this not relevant?
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You can argue all you fucking like, but when almost half the voters vote against you, you don't have a mandate. What you have is shrewd political handlers. Bush's people were miles smarter than the Dems in how they ran the campaign, but their success isn't a mandate. A mandate is when the overwhelming majority of all voters vote for you. That did not happen here.
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What is the tipping then percentage wise? 53%-47%? 54%-46%? 55%-45%?
