A mandate to do what exactly? Reduce the price of eggs? Lower the cost of home mortgages? Or breach the constitution by sending armed military into blue states?
Elections have consequences. It doesn’t empower Presidents to break the law.
This old mandate thing is such a media buzzword implying that Trump is now entitled to wreak vengeance on his enemies like a Roman. Nope lol.
If he doesn’t want national chaos for 4 years he should behave himself.
I expect Trump is going to do many unpopular things and the Dems will do very well in the 2026 election. I don't know how long it will take Trump to tank the economy, but other bad policies should be evident, like mass deportations and using the justice department to go after his "enemies"
I wrote in your "CHRIS CRUCIAL" column yesterday...it's still pertinent here too.
The FACT is that the majority of voters did NOT vote for Trump.
The FACT is that only one Republican in the past NINE presidential elections, since 1992, has gotten a majority of the votes.
The past THREE winning Democratic elections, the Dems DID get a majority of votes.
In this election, the three critical states, PA, MI & WI, Trump won by only a collective 242,580 out of 153 MILLION cast nationwide.
He loses all those (which he did in 2020), he does not win.
THAT is not a "mandate" of any sort.
The FACT is that President Biden and President Obama (twice) did a LOT better than Trump's narrow win.
Did not see any GOPer's respecting their CLEAR mandates.
In FACT, President Obama not only did not get ANY "honeymoon", the day of his inauguration in 2009, Mitch McConnell met with the GOP caucus and hatched the plan that they would OPPOSE ANYTHING and EVERYTHING President Obama wanted to get done for the American people with his very clear and convincing mandate...
52.9% vs McCain's 45.7%. A huge 7.2 point win. 365 EC votes vs 173.
Trump has NO "mandate" and absolutely deserves NO honeymoon.
His clown car of dangerously incompetent cranks and charlatans for his cabinet and other critical jobs must be STRONGLY OPPOSED!!!
Forget all the other stuff. We have a major problem. Republicans and democrats need to come together like 9/11
China has done an unbelievable intrusion of our network infrastructure and our software
I’m not being chicken little. We can’t even get them out of some of the stuff
Both parties need to go to Trump and say you can either totally tank this country or become the biggest hero since FDR
Forget all the China tariff stuff. It would be great to charge them 60% but it is not going to solve the problem
Pull Gabbard and Hegseth. It’s not about personality. It’s about qualifications. Defense DNI and Justice need to be headed by the A team. Hannibal (not Lechter) are you out there
For me, you need to be approaching 60% of the popular vote to have a mandate. Reagan in 1984 & LBJ in 1964 are the only ones in the recent past in my mind. It's a polarized society and until that changes, it's tough to claim a mandate with or without a trifecta.
I thought that in 2000. If Bush had governed humbly and bipartisanly he would be remembered as a great president. Instead he acted as if he won a mandate, and today is considered among the worst.
This column on definitions and discussions surrounding mandates is probably THE BEST I’ve read so far. Exactly why I subscribe. I want to be informed and educated about stuff about which I know so little!!!!
Father John Misty- I Guess Time Just Makes Fools Of Us All: great song, great band. I believe this is not the first time you’ve shared their music with us. TY!
No he doesn't. But doesn't matter because all that matters in USA politics is winning by one vote and you have 100 percent of the power. Act like you won every EC vote and people will believe you.
A bunch of undereducated people think he can improve our democracy. If only people listened to teacher whistleblowers at WhiteChalkCrime.com this wouldn’t be a question.
A mandate to do what exactly? Reduce the price of eggs? Lower the cost of home mortgages? Or breach the constitution by sending armed military into blue states?
Elections have consequences. It doesn’t empower Presidents to break the law.
This old mandate thing is such a media buzzword implying that Trump is now entitled to wreak vengeance on his enemies like a Roman. Nope lol.
If he doesn’t want national chaos for 4 years he should behave himself.
"If he doesn’t want national chaos for 4 years he should behave himself."
Something he has shown himself totally incapable of doing.
I expect Trump is going to do many unpopular things and the Dems will do very well in the 2026 election. I don't know how long it will take Trump to tank the economy, but other bad policies should be evident, like mass deportations and using the justice department to go after his "enemies"
Exactly! Well said “King Donald!”
I wrote in your "CHRIS CRUCIAL" column yesterday...it's still pertinent here too.
The FACT is that the majority of voters did NOT vote for Trump.
The FACT is that only one Republican in the past NINE presidential elections, since 1992, has gotten a majority of the votes.
The past THREE winning Democratic elections, the Dems DID get a majority of votes.
In this election, the three critical states, PA, MI & WI, Trump won by only a collective 242,580 out of 153 MILLION cast nationwide.
He loses all those (which he did in 2020), he does not win.
THAT is not a "mandate" of any sort.
The FACT is that President Biden and President Obama (twice) did a LOT better than Trump's narrow win.
Did not see any GOPer's respecting their CLEAR mandates.
In FACT, President Obama not only did not get ANY "honeymoon", the day of his inauguration in 2009, Mitch McConnell met with the GOP caucus and hatched the plan that they would OPPOSE ANYTHING and EVERYTHING President Obama wanted to get done for the American people with his very clear and convincing mandate...
52.9% vs McCain's 45.7%. A huge 7.2 point win. 365 EC votes vs 173.
Trump has NO "mandate" and absolutely deserves NO honeymoon.
His clown car of dangerously incompetent cranks and charlatans for his cabinet and other critical jobs must be STRONGLY OPPOSED!!!
I remember. Thank you for reminding us.
Forget all the other stuff. We have a major problem. Republicans and democrats need to come together like 9/11
China has done an unbelievable intrusion of our network infrastructure and our software
I’m not being chicken little. We can’t even get them out of some of the stuff
Both parties need to go to Trump and say you can either totally tank this country or become the biggest hero since FDR
Forget all the China tariff stuff. It would be great to charge them 60% but it is not going to solve the problem
Pull Gabbard and Hegseth. It’s not about personality. It’s about qualifications. Defense DNI and Justice need to be headed by the A team. Hannibal (not Lechter) are you out there
Forget to the deep state. We got deep shit
For me, you need to be approaching 60% of the popular vote to have a mandate. Reagan in 1984 & LBJ in 1964 are the only ones in the recent past in my mind. It's a polarized society and until that changes, it's tough to claim a mandate with or without a trifecta.
I thought that in 2000. If Bush had governed humbly and bipartisanly he would be remembered as a great president. Instead he acted as if he won a mandate, and today is considered among the worst.
😎
Kamala Harris, a black woman, lost.
Donald Trump, a white man, won.
Ain't Amerikkka great!
This column on definitions and discussions surrounding mandates is probably THE BEST I’ve read so far. Exactly why I subscribe. I want to be informed and educated about stuff about which I know so little!!!!
What a brilliant piece of detective work by Chris to think of (and locate) that classic picture of Reagan being dunked! Who knew?
Father John Misty- I Guess Time Just Makes Fools Of Us All: great song, great band. I believe this is not the first time you’ve shared their music with us. TY!
Chris, have you ever checked out Goose at all? They frequently cover Father John Misty, and have even performed with him on stage.
No he doesn't. But doesn't matter because all that matters in USA politics is winning by one vote and you have 100 percent of the power. Act like you won every EC vote and people will believe you.
A bunch of undereducated people think he can improve our democracy. If only people listened to teacher whistleblowers at WhiteChalkCrime.com this wouldn’t be a question.