The liberals repeatedly called the last presidential election a "mandate" even though the margin of victory was fairly narrow and it was anything but a "mandate". Massachusetts is an example of a mandate. The margin of victory is a similar percentage. The difference that makes this a mandate is the makeup of the electorate. Democrats outnumber Republicans 3 to 1.
To win with the numbers put up requires 2/3 of registered Democrats to vote and over half of all voters to vote. Other than a mandate, when is there ever that large a turnout for an election that doesn't include the presidency? To win with the numbers put up requires over 1/2 of the democrats who voted to vote for the republican. Other than a mandate, when do the majority of democrats who cast votes cast those votes for a republican?
I don't know if the state offers the option to register as an independent or not. I'm sure a statistically significant number of the voters were independents. Even so, the magnitude of this election certainly comes closer to being a mandate than the election of Obama. Open your eyes our liberal friends. The ultra left thinking and policies being forced on us in secretive closed door sessions are unacceptable.
To win with the numbers put up requires 2/3 of registered Democrats to vote and over half of all voters to vote. Other than a mandate, when is there ever that large a turnout for an election that doesn't include the presidency? To win with the numbers put up requires over 1/2 of the democrats who voted to vote for the republican. Other than a mandate, when do the majority of democrats who cast votes cast those votes for a republican?
I don't know if the state offers the option to register as an independent or not. I'm sure a statistically significant number of the voters were independents. Even so, the magnitude of this election certainly comes closer to being a mandate than the election of Obama. Open your eyes our liberal friends. The ultra left thinking and policies being forced on us in secretive closed door sessions are unacceptable.