According to Bush, a 2% margin is a "mandate" complete with a stash of
"political capital" he intends to spend.

But according to the right-wing blather-dopes, a giant 6% margin isn't
a mandate, or if it is, it's not much of one.

This is why the Republican party is doomed. Can't examine their own
failures. Always busy affixing blame on someone else instead of
facing that they REPELLED MODERATES AWAY IN DROVES.

Moderate Republicans can win, even in liberal states. But social
conservatives will never win the White House again. We saw what a
disaster putting little people with small minds into a job too big for
them was, and happily, Bush et. al are on their way out for good.