Podesta: Obama Given 'Real Mandate For Change' (rethugs in denial)

[babylonsister]

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[closeupready]

1. Continue in that vein, and watch the Democratic majority expand even further.

Which would be fine with me.

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. What a crock! No mandate? McCain didn't manage to flip one blue state,

Obama winds up with a 2:1 EV surplus, and an 8 million popular vote surplus...I'd say that's a mandate, and f**k all the rhetoric to the contrary. Recommended.

:edit for spelling

[underpants]

5. 4 years ago 50.1% was a "mandate" and W got "political capital"

NOW 53% is NOT a mandate

:eyes:

Plus something that no one wants to mention (because they will have to rewrite their scripts) is that 4 years ago the issues were
threats
death
fear
Obama did the heavy lifting to change the issues to at least NOT
threats
death
fear
He steadied the rudder and got us back to actual issues, needs, and policies to address them.

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. Agreed completely. (nt)

[ginnyinWI]

3. they can deny all they want; people want the Dems now.

We knew this two years ago: the nation is looking to the Democrats for answers now. It's not just Obama. If he had not run, the current President-elect would be some other Democrat. Not that Obama shouldn't be getting a lot of credit now for a well-run campaign! It still could have been stolen if it had been close.

[Roy]

4. Conservative thought process...

Conservatives believe Republicans are elected to enact conservative policies.

Conservatives believe Democrats are elected to enact conservative policies.

The sad part is they have convinced too many democrats that this is true.

[boomerbust]

7. My answer to these pukes

The voters mandated a LIBERAL president. Get the fuck over it.

[DailyGrind51]

8. Like people really wanted to pay taxes on their health beneifts, while CEOs get tax cuts!

Republicans are in denial!

[spiritual_gunfighter]

9. As long as the Republicans stay in denial

and think that this was not a repudiation of conservative values. They will never get it together and will continue to be the minority party. Only when they own up to the fact that America has rejected them can they figure out where to change direction and start to be a viable party again. So all of this denial is great, I hope they continue to feel this way.