UPDATED: Breaking news: Barack Obama, 44th president, re-elected to a second term
UPDATED: Breaking news: Barack Obama, 44th president, re-elected to a second term
UPDATE: Here's my story in today's paper:
THE SEQUEL is never as entertaining or surprising as the original.
And so President Obama - who dazzled the nation four years ago - earned a second term Tuesday by grinding out a solid, workmanlike victory on the ground, turning out just enough of his 21st-century coalition of black and Latino voters, young adults and educated professionals in enough key states to turn back Republican Mitt Romney.
Crowds in Obama's hometown of Chicago and in New York's Times Square erupted in a flag-waving celebration and danced to Aretha Franklin's "Respect" at roughly 11:15 p.m., when the major TV networks called the hard-fought race for the president. Fittingly, it was Ohio - the Midwestern, middle-of-the-road, microcosm state that sucked up so much of the candidate's time and money - and its 20 electoral votes that put the 44th president over the top.
"We're all in this together," Obama said on Twitter late Tuesday night. "That's how we campaigned, and that's who we are. Thank you."
Explaining the lack of blog posts recently, I also wrote articles about "the fiscal cliff" and other challenges of Obama's second term.
Comments (123)
@msl- Does it really surprise you that the free ice cream is more popular with those that are getting it (those that resist cuts/reforms to any social entitlement programs) than those that are charged to supply and pay for it (represented by Tea Party (Taxed Enough Already).
Its the easy to take the side of argument that says everyone should get everything for 'free' rather than the side that wants to talk about if we can afford it and who should pay for it....
How else can you explain that in the face of terrible economics for minorities-- black households have suffered the largest drop in income of any group and have significantly higher unemployment rates, that this president was reelected? Was it because the President believes in abortion? Gay marriage? maybe I am part of the problem. I just don;t see how this was possible given our circumstances today.
You can argue that people didn't think that Romney could do the job, but you can't argue that we've seen any real evidence that Barry can either.— Wiseman6- Wiseman, why wouldn't the GOP House come to its senses? Are you suggesting they're ready to take the whole country down with them?— montani semper liberi
- @msl- If "coming to it's senses" means raising taxes on the 'rich' to bring in an additional 80 billion per year in the face of trillion dollar annual deficits, without a substantive discussion about what expenses and entitlements to cut, I would say that I hope they remain 'obstructionist'.
Not raising taxes is one parties path to bringing the country down, not addressing entitlements and expenditures is another. Pick your poison or address BOTH in a rational manner.— Wiseman6 - crazy comments not based anywhere close to reality. I guess you're still a little shellshocked. good.
- If the R's in the House try to take down the economy now I think the "liberal media" will finally call them on it, they have to. Then, in 2014, POW! No more Republicans.
Republicans have two choices. Work with the Dems or lose their seats. Go ahead, Rs, commit suicide. I dare you...— Hamlet - Cngrats Mr President!!!!!!!!!!!!
— gibby58 - Wiseman - reading your posts makes me wonder why democrats should budge one inch. You asked me if I think I'm addressing the talking heads. I don't. You know as well as I do that I'm speaking to their minions. You voted for Tom Smith and Pat Toomey. The GOP elected Jim Demint, Eric Cantor, Rand Paul, Steve King, etc. These are people who were voted in by people who share the same belief as you - that there will be no compromise with Dems. The nation spoke last night. We rejected Tom Smith, Mourdock, Akin, Tommy Thompson, Allen West, Joe Walsh and almost Bachmann. Good for us. RIP Tea Party 2009-2012.
Threatening more obstruction won't work. Retaining the House (while losing seats) is like holding a pair of 5s, while democrats are holding triple aces. Choose wisely.
— wokmaster - "Have you considered why, in spite of those economic realities, your candidate lost - and by the widest margin among those who have been hit the hardest, economically? — Talking point sleuth"
Um, stupidity?— teardownthisfishwrap - Logic is obviously not your strong suit.
— wokmaster 
I think fishwrap gets it, TPS.- Will those in the media now grow a pair and start doing thier job of pushing, prodding, questioning and challenging?— michael_b
- Somewhere in the plantation house, hateman wok still looking down his nose at people and pouring salt all over his cracker.— jippy from camden
- Welcome to Greece. When the bill comes due for this, I probably will be gone. Take everything from the top 5% and you still can't pay this off. Enjoy.— georgel
- You were right on with the Romney landslide, and so was Rassmussen. — chasing history
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