"In the executive branch, winning by a whisker is as good as winning in a landslide, but not so in the Senate."
"Well, usually when you talk about a mandate, you're talking about an overwhelming win. I don't think by any measurement the 2004 election was an overwhelming win."
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Source: Meet the Press with Tim Russert, www.nbcnews.com. March 13, 2005.
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