text: do the democrats have a mandate for change or was this election a message to the gop? the democrats have won the house, but samples of voters across the country support the idea that people were not voting for democrats, but rather against republicans. do the democrats have a mandate for change? or were voters sending a message to the gop?   this is not intended as a partisan question so i would appeciate it if both sides would leave the bashing at the door. both.  but mostly a message to the gop.   though i am not pleased with the way iraq has unfolded, i'm more concerned about corruption and greed.   do i believe the gop has a monopoly no.  i believe that power corrupts and we should vote out again sooner than later as a rule.