It's not "pushing policy" if the policy has a popular mandate.
Compare the respective numbers of Democratic and Republican presidents in your lifetime who attained the office while losing the popular vote.
It's not "pushing policy" if the policy has a popular mandate.
Compare the respective numbers of Democratic and Republican presidents in your lifetime who attained the office while losing the popular vote.
Popular mandate is surely 65% as the bare minimum. 51% is not a mandate, it just shows they hate you slightly less than the other guy.