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I won more votes than any candidate on the Democratic side has ever won in history. I lost, Tim, to an incumbent president by a closer margin than an incumbent president has ever won re-election before in the history of the country
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nothing better refutes any connotation of a "mandate" for Bush and his policies.
As far as Rice, I can see from the above comments (and one euphemism which certainly sets a new low mark for a poster) that the idea of a vote against her being reflective of a poor performance in her NSD role is difficult for some to grasp. I'd like to hear from her supporters what she has shown from her tenure as NSD that indicates a promotion is deserved. All I can recall is failure...