In US terms it is a mandate.
Presidents for the last 45 years ...
2004 Bush 52%
2000 Bush 48%
1996 Clinton 49%
1992 Clinton 43%
1988 Bush 52%
1984 Reagan 59%
1980 Reagan 51%
1976 Carter 50%
1972 Nixon 61%
1968 Nixon 43%
1964 Johnson 61%
Bush has the highest margin of victory since his father in '88 and has considerably more than Clinton in his first term. He's actually ranked 4th on the list for the last 11 presidential terms with only one Democrat ranking ahead of him.
This isn't Canada where you see a Liberal party with 64% of the popular vote.
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