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Axelrod: Obama Has Tax Mandate - Yahoo! NewsPresident Obama has a mandate to raise taxes on wealthy Americans, senior campaign adviser David Axelrod said on Sunday on CBSs Face the Nation.
Obama has threatened to veto any bill that that does not allow tax rates to rise on households that earn more than $250,000 a year. Asked if Obama has won a mandate with his election victory, despite winning by a small percentage, Axelrod did not answer directly, but said Obama had won a mandate on taxes.
On this particular issue, it wasn't close, Axlerod said, citing exit polling that show about 60 percent of voters agreed with Obamas position on taxes.
Axelrod is lying.
An overwhelming number of Americans support raising taxes on the rich
That is no lie