does Obama's re-election give him a mandate to use the word 'liberal'?

[Enrique]

we have a twice-elected Democratic president and to my knowledge he has never called himself a liberal, or a progressive. It is possible he has never dared to utter the word.

In fact, our twice-elected Democratic president just called himself a Reagan-era REPUBLICAN.

[DJ13]

1. our twice-elected Democratic president just called himself a Reagan-era REPUBLICAN

Is he using astrology to run the country now?

[banned from Kos]

2. Because he is a pragmatist.

His inclination is free market liberal.

He has said so himself. I will find the quote if you like.

[HooptieWagon]

3. He's entitled to "Democrat",

but I don't think he's earned a title of "Liberal". To his credit, he's never claimed it.

[banned from Kos]

4. Obama is a liberal for sure (like me)

just not a progressive (like me).