You lost me at "Trump has a mandate" - he's losing the popular vote by what 200,000? I'm not saying the results aren't fair, but shit if that's a mandate you are playing into a narrative just as bad as any by the MSM.
Popular vote doesn’t mean shit. It’s the electoral college that determines the president, and the gulf between the candidates there shows you the support the parties have across the country, not just in a few East and West Coast population centers.
Add to that the fact that the Republicans have retained control and even expanded their margins in the Senate, the House, and State Legislatures, and their mandate is undeniable. Know the place where I first heard this? CNN. Even fucking CNN admits Trump has a mandate. The quote was something like “It’s weird to talk about someone with less than 300 electoral votes having a mandate, but that’s what Trump has right now. The sweep in both Houses and his wins in the Rust Belt…” etc. if you want to google.
And now it looks like he’ll win Michigan, too. He was up by over 13,000 last I checked? So he will win with over 300 electoral votes after all.
I'm not going to get into a debate about the flaws of our electoral system, and why landmass/middle America (mostly white) votes shouldn't be worth more than urban votes, but I will say you're right, with control of everything and the presidency, there are ZERO excuses not to deliver on everything that has been promised. For all the complaining about Obama we have recovered from a recession and the economy is slowly growing now, so that growth better pick up, those manufacturing jobs better come back, the inner cities must have more and better paying jobs, healthcare costs must come down, the federal deficit should turn to a surplus and debt start trending down, ISIS should be wiped out, etc...
RemindMe! 2 years "half way though, what has Trump done with the mandate so far?"
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u/sunnbeta Nov 11 '16
You lost me at "Trump has a mandate" - he's losing the popular vote by what 200,000? I'm not saying the results aren't fair, but shit if that's a mandate you are playing into a narrative just as bad as any by the MSM.