“What happened to their so-called mandate?” This question was asked in the most rhetorical of terms by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) in response to President Trump asking Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to stay in her House seat. It would be a good question for a president struggling with personal approval ratings and backlash to his policy platform. However, the numbers show neither of these conditions is true for the current commander-in-chief. Rather, they suggest Democratic leadership is having difficulty coming to terms with an ascendant Republican presidency.
