Paul Ryan: When Republicans Lose it Really Means Neither Side Won

Anyone who thought President Obama's reelection by wide margins would finally convince Republicans that Americans agreed with his policies have to be banging their heads against a wall after reading this.

“I don’t think we lost it on those budget issues, especially on Medicare,” the former nominee explained. “We clearly didn’t lose it on those issues. I think what people want us to do is tackle the country’s problems, and what I got out of this is they don’t want only Republican ideas or only Democratic ideas, they want us to come together for common ground and to work this out.”

“I don’t know if I agree with that because we have divided government,” he remarked. “They also voted for House Republicans to maintain their majority, which took a very clear stand against that.”

Only in the Republican Fantasy World does losing a major election mean you still get to enact your policies.

Couple quick things that are just really stupid for Ryan and his GOP to assume. First off, Democrats are the majority.  They have the Executive and control the upper chamber of Congress and also added seats in the house.  That means Dems control two out of three institutions of government.  They are the majority.

Secondly, if Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan had won by one vote-- just one single vote, Republicans would have been calling it a mandate.  They would have been saying their one-vote victory is proof Americans want their policies enacted and enacted as soon as possible.  Check out this Times article from back in August clearly stating that if Mittens wins, he gets a "mandate" to push through his policies.  But guess what?  Mittens lost, lost big.  So what does that mean?  The other guy's huge win doesn't constitute a mandate whatsoever, in fact it means neither side won.  Mandates are only when Republicans win elections.