If Obama had lost every state west of Nebraska..

[votetastic]

it would have been a tie, so he still would have won.

That is how much of a blowout this election really was!

[rasputin1952]

1. Fortunately...The nation and it's electorate were far smarter than

that and he took the nation with a LOT to spare...:D

[terrya]

4. The nation gave Barack Obama an electoral mandate 11/04.

And I believe he'll use it wisely. :-)

[rasputin1952]

5. I am cautious of the use of mandate, but considering the fact

that Congress went vastly D, I do believe the electorate decided the neo-con GOP was/is destroying the nation.

Now, we need to make sure these people do what they were sent to do...take this nation back to the People.

[Diamonique]

2. How would he have won a tie?

[BzaDem]

3. A vote would have been taken in the house.

We have more congressional delegations than Republicans, so Obama should have won that vote.