Mandate


Robert Borosage's picture

Progressive Mandate in a Sea-Change Election

Barack Obama’s historic victory in 2008 spearheaded not only a change election, but a sea-change election. It marks the end of the conservative era that has dominated our politics since 1980, and the beginning of a new era of progressive reform, driven by an emerging progressive majority. more »

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Batocchio's picture

About That Clear "Center-Right" Mandate

Plenty of folks have already noted the absurdity of pundits and politicians in 2004 declaring that Bush's narrow victory gave him a "mandate" while now in 2008 they're saying that Obama's much more significant victory means he needs to govern in a centrist or even "center-right" fashion. more »

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David Sirota's picture

The Mandate Manipulation Machine Enters Stage Right

As I (and many others) predicted a while back, the Partisan-Industrial Complex in Washington, D.C. more »

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CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS DELIVER A PROGRESSIVE MANDATE

November 4, 2008

Twenty-six out of the 29 Democratic candidates who won seats previously held by Republicans in the House and Senate championed bold progressive economic positions, according to a new report released today by the Campaign for America’s Future. The report shows that these progressive candidates’ victories represent a swing to the left of 34 votes in the House and 10 in the Senate, reflecting a clear mandate for progressive change.