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In reply to the discussion: So Ocasio-Cortez has not even taken office, and she's already planning [View all]Charlotte Little
(658 posts)No mandate means that there isn't overwhelming support for one political side over the other to carry out policies when the winner wins by a small percentage.
For example, Trump lost to Hillary by over 3M votes but won the presidency in 2016 - LEGALLY, by way of Electoral College, which is totally legit, and in fact, he won. Do you think that since he won, the rest of us "resisting" him are being silly because what does it matter that his policies don't appeal to those of us sane, kind, non-racist, working class folks? What's the point? Is he not legitimate? Do the people surrounding him like Pompeo, Miller, Conway, the Mercers, Kelly, etc. etc. who want to fundamentally change this country not count? He won, fair and square. Hell, we should all just roll over and shut up, because a mandate means what, exactly? What's the point?
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