Willard wrote:
Republican George W. Bush has beaten the Democratic challenger John F.
Kerry by a margin of about 4 million votes. There were more votes for
Bush in this electiion than there were for any other American President
in history. This clearly demonstrates that the American center has made
a shift to the right. Bush now has the mandate to advance a right-wing
agenda, as he sees fit. The Senate and House of Representatives also
elected a higher percentage of Republicans.

If the Democratic party wishes to survive, they will need to shift
their politics more to the right, in order to represent the needs of
most Americans.

How do you translate a margin of 4 million votes out of 115 million cast
into a "clear mandate"? Its almost a statistical dead heat. More people voted
against
Bush this time than voted for him last time.

Tom Delay sounds like he thinks they got 90% of the vote. I hope they find the
going a little rockier than they anticipate.

JK