How much do you need to win by for you to have a "mandate"?

[M14 Shooter]

Now, obviously, you only win with electoral votes; "winning" the popular vote and $1.00 will buy large Diet Coke at Wendy's.

So, how many EVs do you need to legitimately claim a mandate?

Does that number apply to both sides, or just one?
I ask because we all know people who will argue "Trump didn't win by enough to claim a mandate" will also argue "Harris won, period, so she has a mandate".

 

[Auld Phart]

270 is a win.

I'd say 290 is a mandate.

(personal opinion)

 

[Woodznutz]

Plus 20 percent of the popular vote.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Plus 20 percent of the popular vote.

You can lose the election with +20% of the popular vote

 

[JWBooth]

Nixon in 72, Reagan 84, short of that, I dunno.

 

[Woodznutz]

You can lose the election with +20% of the popular vote

A true mandate assumes that you won the election.

 

[Lesh]

Sounds like Trumpers are resigned to losing

 

[M14 Shooter]

Sounds like Trumpers are resigned to losing

As usual, you add nothing to the conversation.

 

[martybegan]

Nixon in 72, Reagan 84, short of that, I dunno.

Clinton's second term.

 

[MagicMike]

Now, obviously, you only win with electoral votes; "winning" the popular vote and $1.00 will buy large Diet Coke at Wendy's.

So, how many EVs do you need to legitimately claim a mandate?

Does that number apply to both sides, or just one?
I ask because we all know people who will argue "Trump didn't win by enough to claim a mandate" will also argue "Harris won, period, so she has a mandate".

270 plus the popular vote plus gains in The Senate and The House for your party would certainly be a mandate.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Clinton's second term.

379 is solid...

 

[Concerned American]

Plus 20 percent of the popular vote.

Last mandate I remember was Reagan. How much did he win by?

 

[martybegan]

379 is solid...

I'd probably add in Obama's second term as well.

 

[dblack]

80% of the popular vote.

 

[Lesh]

379 is solid...

You counting chickens… or eggs

 

[M14 Shooter]

Last mandate I remember was Reagan. How much did he win by?

525-13

 

[Dragonlady]

Now, obviously, you only win with electoral votes; "winning" the popular vote and $1.00 will buy large Diet Coke at Wendy's.

So, how many EVs do you need to legitimately claim a mandate?

Does that number apply to both sides, or just one?
I ask because we all know people who will argue "Trump didn't win by enough to claim a mandate" will also argue "Harris won, period, so she has a mandate".

Trump has never had a "mandate" from the Republican Party, much less the nation.

You have to win both the popular vote AND the Electoral College, and the House, to have a "mandate". You can win the Senate with fewer votes because small rural states with low populations have just as many Senators as Texas, Florida, or California. The Senators who confirmed ACB to the SC, were elected by 1.5 million FEWER voters than the Senators who voted against confirming her.

If you have all three branches of government, and the popular vote, you have an overwhelming mandate.

All of the Presidents inflicted on the nation by the Electoral College, and who did not have the support of the people, were failures, as Presidents - Trump being the worst failure of all.

 

[M14 Shooter]

You counting chickens… or eggs

OMFG.
Learn to read.

 

[ZestolPastilevsky]

Now, obviously, you only win with electoral votes; "winning" the popular vote and $1.00 will buy large Diet Coke at Wendy's.

So, how many EVs do you need to legitimately claim a mandate?

Does that number apply to both sides, or just one?
I ask because we all know people who will argue "Trump didn't win by enough to claim a mandate" will also argue "Harris won, period, so she has a mandate".

In my opinion, if you win a supermajority in both houses and you win the white house that's a mandate.

 

[M14 Shooter]

You have to win both the popular vote AND the Electoral College, and the House, to have a "mandate".

Interesting.
Some people say Clinton 1996 was a mandate, with 379 electoral votes.
You disagree.