posted by gut
He did not win a majority of the popular vote, where at least a 55% share would be considered a "mandate". Only 52 or 53 seats in the Senate, and a razor-thin margin in the House.
In this case, the media is pretty close to the truth. Trump DOES NOT have a broad, popular mandate. It's Trump and his media that's bullshitting on this one.
That's interesting.
I think about Trump's ideas in much the same way I have of other presidents - which is to say that I disagree with some of his predeterminations and I hope he doesn't succeed in getting those done.
On the other hand, if his cabinet gets to straightening some of our healthcare problems I'm not going to be mad about it.
Im not happy with the idea of using military against either our citizens or illegal migrants. On the other hand, I can imagine scenarios where that might be necessary to stop harmful chaos.
I guess I'm still a bit on my heels trying to figure out Trump. I fully understand why people voted for him, but he's unpredictable. I think the best part about Trump are the explosions of memes.
All of this is to say that I think he has a mandate to some degree, regardless of the numbers. But that's limited and the people he is surrounding himself with, I hope, can keep him balanced and practical. It worries me that some people place him into a demi God like status.
