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| Source:David Pakman Show- President Barack H. Obama (Democrat, Illinois) 44th President of the United States. |
"On the Bonus Show: Woman runs over husband because he didn't vote Romney, 1st ever cancer "chemo-bath," is intelligence declining?"
From David Pakman
What is a mandate?
"an official order or commission to do something."
From Dictionary.com.
"In representative democracies, a mandate is a perceived legitimacy to rule through popular support. Mandates are conveyed through elections, in which voters choose political parties and candidates based on their own policy preferences. The election results are then interpreted to determine which policies are popularly supported. A majority government provides a clear mandate, while plurality or coalition government suggests a lesser mandate, requiring greater compromise between parties. Parties with strong mandates are free to implement their preferred policies with the understanding that they are supported by the people. When no mandate exists for a single party, the median voter may be used to determine what policies have a mandate for implementation. The modern concept of a political mandate first developed around the 16th century and became a prominent aspect of politics after the French Revolution."
From Wikipedia
I voted for President Obama on election night and was proud to do that. But the Democratic Party not only didn't win back the House, they only picked up 8 seats, which gives House Republicans at least enough votes to pass what they want too, even if it's DOA in the Democratic Senate, meaning it never makes it to The White House.
If there is any mandate here for either party, it's a mandate to govern and in a divided country, with not just a divided government, but a divided Congress as well, that means governing together to keep the government open, the economy moving, and to defend the country.
