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November 7, 2008 at 21:09:43 Permalink What Obama Mandate? Diary Entry by Joel S. Hirschhorn (about the author) |
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Check reality by checking the numbers and you discover the truth. :::::::: The nationwide number of votes for Obama equates to just over 30 percent of the total eligible voter population. Why is that a mandate in a democracy? When some 70 percent of the people chose NOT to vote for the president, he does NOT have a mandate.
Joel S. Hirschhorn is the author of Delusional Democracy - Fixing the Republic Without Overthrowing the Government (www.delusionaldemocracy.com). His current political writings have been greatly influenced by working as a senior staffer for the (more...)
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