electoral mandate

• electroal mandate

  • Being elected gives the president a mandate to implement campaign policies.
  • A president with a larger majority has a stronger mandate to carry out policies.
  • Barack Obama had a strong mandate with 52.9% of the popular vote in 2008.
  • George W. Bush had a smaller mandate with 47.9% of the popular vote, less than his opponent.
• limtis to electoral mandate

  • An electoral mandate is limited because Congress can block the president’s legislative proposals.
  • Despite winning a large victory in 2008, Obama's legislation was blocked after the 2010 midterms when the Republican Party gained a majority in the House of Representatives.