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Whatta mandate.(George W. Bush's presidency )(Brief article)

American Prospect, The,  December, 2006  

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> Though George W. Bush's presidency should be said to have exploded the notion that electoral "mandates" exert a meaningful effect on political officials' behavior, a look at the aggregate vote totals for November's midterms is still instructive. On the Senate side, economist Brad DeLong pointed out that about 32 million Americans voted for Democrats compared to about 24.5 million for Republicans--a ...

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