Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, thinks the Republicans in the House have a mandate.

But the Republicans lost big. In the words of The Economist :

The Democrats won 50.6% of the votes for president, to 47.8% for the Republicans; 53.6% of the votes for the Senate, to 42.9% for the Republicans; and…49% of the votes for the House, to 48.2% for the Republicans (some ballots are still being counted). That’s not a vote for divided government. It’s a clean sweep.

The Democrats gained seats in the Senate and in the House and won the Presidency. The Republicans did keep their majority in the House via gerrymandering but it is a smaller majority.

What part of “Republicans have no mandate” does Mr. Norquist have trouble understanding?