If G.W. Bush had a 'mandate' after the 2004 election, then what the

[sinkingfeeling]

hell does President Obama have? Why does this only work in one direction? Bush won by about 3 million votes and Obama won by more than 5 million votes.








http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Bush-claims-mandate-sets-2nd-term-goals-I-2637116.php

[Cali_Democrat]

1. White privilege?

[treestar]

2. He didn't after the 2006 election

And Obama is in that position.

[Rstrstx]

4. Not so much

If the Senate flips to the R column in 2014 then I'd say he's in a similar spot to Bush post-2006

[treestar]

6. Good point.

It's not as bad as it was for Bush.

[onethatcares]

3. the way I've had it explained to me is

if it wasn't for the free phones that we all got, the pizza and beer parties at Organizing America, the EBT card holders and last but not least those three Black Panthers in Philadelphia, mitt the twit would have kicked his ass and we wouldn't be in this predicament:

[LadyHawkAZ]

5. He has dark skin and a (D)

therefore cannot possibly have a mandate because commie socialist fascist Muslim. Any questions?

[Dawson Leery]

7. Obama's cumulative margin of victories: 11.2%. Bush 1.95%.