Because the questions you&#x27;re asking (<i>reform how?</i>) were as present on the campaign trail as they are now. If you campaign strongly on &quot;flat tax&quot; or &quot;end the drug war&quot; and are elected then you have your mandate. If you campaign on &quot;hope and change&quot; then it creates the problem you&#x27;re pointing out -- what is that supposed to <i>mean</i>? Change what?