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kentuck

(111,103 posts) Tue Jan 31, 2017, 03:44 PM Jan 2017

Democrats should not hesitate to remind Trump and the Republicans..

...that they won almost 3 million more votes than Trump in last election, He squeaked by in the Electoral Colege. So let's stop acting like there was some landslide and mandate. There wasn't. So stop pretending.

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Democrats should not hesitate to remind Trump and the Republicans.. (Original Post) kentuck Jan 2017 OP

K&R! Thank you! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2017 #1

The only "mandate" DFT... 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #2

they don't care... dhill926 Jan 2017 #3

In fact rock Jan 2017 #4

Rhiannon12866

(205,525 posts)

1. K&R! Thank you!

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 04:24 PM

Jan 2017

I keep hearing/reading from numerous sources that Trump had "a mandate," and that's why he's going ahead with all his "executive actions" rather than going through traditional channels. But this guy didn't even receive a majority of the votes! How is that considered "a mandate??"