Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur
Periodic reminder that “mandates” are a fictional concept. A Senate split 50-50 passed a $1.35 trillion tax cut in 2001. Minority didn’t accept a “mandate” for a 60-seat majority in 2009 or 55-seat majority in 2013. Last trifecta in 2017 wasn’t greeted with a “mandate” either. — PolitiTweet.org