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Updated at 12:26 a.m. ET: President Barack Obama won re-election despite an electorate that sees a nation on the wrong track, with a weak and troubling economy, according to NBC projections and exit polls. Exit poll interviews with voters point to three big reasons for Obama’s victory:
- First, despite a slim majority of voters thinking the country is on the wrong track, 54 percent approve of the way Obama is doing his job, and the electorate was almost exactly split on whether Obama or Romney would be better at handling the economy.
- Among the four voters in 10 who said they think economic conditions in the country are getting better, a huge majority, nearly nine out of ten, said they voted for Obama.
- Finally, a slight majority of voters voiced an unfavorable view of Romney personally, while a slight majority had a favorable view of Obama. On the attribute of whether the president or his GOP rival was “a candidate who cares about people like me” Obama had a massive lead over Romney.
Voters were sharply divided along lines of sex, ethnicity, age, income and religion, exit polls showed.
NBC's Tamron Hall breaks down the results of the NBC News national exit poll, which shows a gender gap that worked in President Obama's favor as well as a boost from the Latino community, from which he received more votes than four years ago.
The gender gap was distinct: Among male voters, 52 percent favored Romney, while 45 percent backed Obama. The data reflected slipping support for Obama, who won 49 percent of male voters four years ago. (Full exit polling data is available here.)
Among white male voters the disparity was even sharper: Obama was winning just 36 percent of the white male vote Tuesday, compared with the 41 percent he won in 2008, the exit polls showed.
Women voters favored Obama 55 percent to 43 percent – about the same split as four years ago when 56 percent of women voters preferred Obama and 43 percent supported Republican candidate Sen. John McCain.
Within the female vote there was a sharp divide between married and unmarried women: Married women backed Romney, 53 percent to 46 percent, while unmarried women preferred Obama by a better than 2-to-1 ratio, 68 percent to 30 percent.
Virginia Senator-elect Tim Kaine weighs in on what made the difference for him and the president in his state, how Obama plans to work with the GOP and why it may be a more cooperative relationship in this second term.
Among white voters -– who accounted for nearly three quarters of the electorate -- Romney was leading Obama by 58 to 40 percent, making Romney’s performance among white voters three points better than McCain’s in 2008.
Younger voters preferred Obama, but not by as lopsided a margin as in 2008: Among voters age 18 to 29 Tuesday, three out of five said they voted for Obama, compared with about two of three in 2008.
On the other hand, Romney had a substantial advantage among voters 65 and older, who favored the Republican by a margin of 11 points.
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Supporters of President Barack Obama cheer as they wait for Obama to appear on stage during the Obama Election Night watch party at McCormick Place Tuesday, Nov. 6, in Chicago, Ill.
Latinos and blacks overwhelmingly voted for Obama, according to the exit polls. Latinos, an important part of Obama’s winning coalition in 2008, were even stronger in their support of Obama than they were four years ago. Latinos, who accounted for about a tenth of the national electorate, favored Obama by about 70-30. Black voters continued to be exceptionally loyal to Obama – he was getting more than nine in 10 of their votes Tuesday night, just as he did four years ago.
Obama showed strength among lower-income voters, winning three out of five voters with family incomes below $50,000. Among middle-income voters Romney led 52 percent to 46 percent, and he did a bit better than that among voters with family incomes of $100,000 over more.
Another dividing line in the electorate, as in 2008, was religion. Three out of five voters who told exit poll interviewers they attended religious services weekly or more often preferred Romney, while 40 percent backed Obama. This represented about a five point improvement among such voters for Romney over McCain’s performance four years ago.
Among those who said they never attend religious services (a much smaller portion of the electorate) Obama won more than three of five.
A slim majority of voters Tuesday told exit poll interviewers that they felt the country was “off on the wrong track,” but the mood of the electorate was markedly more optimistic than it was four years ago when a record three out of four voters said the country was on the wrong track.
An overwhelming 76 percent of voters said the state of the economy is poor, or “not so good,” but voters did not tend to blame Obama, who came into office in the midst of a financial crisis and deep recession. Only 38 percent said Obama was “more to blame for the current economic conditions,” compared with 53 percent who laid the blame more on former President George W. Bush.
More election coverage from NBCNews.com:
- Obama wins re-election; Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin prove pivotal
- Democrats gain in Senate with wins in four states
- Maine's Harley-riding King vowed to 'shake up' D.C.
- In costliest-ever Senate race, Warren beats Brown for Mass. seat
- Republicans to maintain control of House
- In 11 governor races, it's about jobs and taxes
- Majority of voters see American on wrong track
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The House is our next big change to make. We need to vote every GOP incumbent out of office if they continue to obstruct the country moving out of this mess!
House Republicans MUST be the defending force of people who still have some senses about what this country is about to become and resist ALL Obama attempts to redistribute wealth. Those who want free medical insurance think again: the quality of average medical treatment will go down for the whole nation. This is not a small country in Europe. It's a large country with lots of immigrants and pretty much open border.
@sue, You said,
"Those people who want free medical insurance think again." I disagree and here's why... Our healthcare system has been out of control and broken for 20 years. Obama has tried to fix it, help it, improve it and reduce costs. The GOP has done NOTHING to do anything to help. The healthcare system was charging me 1200 dollars a month for coverage. I make 1800 dollars a month. Do you see anything wrong with this picture? You are so out of touch with the real world....
I couldn't agree more Max. Obamacare is far from perfect...a one-payer system would have been much better but it was blocked by the right wing nuts so Obama compromised....you know...that thing that shall not be considered by the right wing nuts.
Max, you beg the question.
You're assuming that the House Republicans are obstructing beneficial legislation.
It is just as reasonable to believe that they are preventing the Democrats from passing more legislation that would further harm the American economy.
Max:
You took half of what Sue said out of context, and then answered a question she didn't ask. You sound like Obama himself.
Sue said: "Those who want free medical insurance think again: the quality of average medical treatment will go down for the whole nation. This is not a small country in Europe."
You responded with: "Our healthcare system has been out of control and broken for 20 years. Obama has tried to fix it, help it, improve it and reduce costs." Please explain how your asinine response addresses Sue's argument that free medical insurance for the people of America, will cause the quality of treatment to decline, because the population of the United States is greater then the European countries that have adapted socialized medicine. Why will it decline? Because there aren’t enough doctors and medical facilities to accommodate the large the population of the United States.
BTW: The American healthcare system has not “been out of control and broken for 20 years.” That’s Liberal/Democrat election propaganda that you were duped into believing. How does it feel to be a dupe?
During the election of 2008, there was no public outcry to revamp the American medical care system. There was; however, a call to restructure the way that Medicare paid for the prescriptions for the disabled and the elderly. Obama took this concept and went haywire with it. He did something that the public never asked for, because he was determined to impose socialized medicine on the American people. So now, with this in mind; please explain to the readers how socialized medicine will be cheaper and improved over-all?
THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH. Somebody has to pay for it. Doctors and hospitals aren’t going to work for free. Pharmaceutical companies aren’t going to distribute drugs for free. WHERE WILL THE MONEY COME FROM TO PAY FOR OBAMACARE?
................... Hey arkius?
I live in Longport, NJ which is on a barrier island between Sea Isle (where Sandy made landfall) and Atlantic City. My basement flooded with 7 feet of water. I lost electricity, heater, hot water, freezer and washer/dryer. I have a backup generator which supplied power to the refrigerator, sump pump, a couple of lights and a radio. My only connection to the outside world was the radio and my cell phone which only worked about 10% of the time. The first responders, government agencies and non-government organization were fantastic. Every one of my elected officials the Republican Mayor and Councilmen, the Democrat county Freeholders and Sheriff, the Republican Governor and the Democrat President all did a great job and worked together seamlessly. Their party didn't matter; their only concern was the people. In the past week my community has gone from complete devastation to business as usual. Yes, there is still a lot of work to be done but the worst of it is over. The government helped the people not with a hand out but a hand up. It really made me proud to be an American.
On the radio last week I heard that Rush Limbaugh and Fox News criticized Governor Christie for complimenting President Obama on the job he had done. How dare they. They were so intent on destroying Obama that they would jeopardize the life and well-being of my family, friends and neighbors just to see Obama fail. After this past week, it is so clear how much this country can achieve when we work together. Now that "we the people" have chosen Obama as the President can we please turn off the Rush Limbaughs and Fox News that always put party before country. Can we silence the divisive Tea Party whose motto seems to be "my way or the highway". This great country can accomplish anything if we work together. This past week is proof of it.
Give me a break. Work together???....YOUR socialist pres Obama is by far the worst at "reaching across the aisle" in history. He is a pompous, self-righteous turd who thinks he is the smartest guy in the room (news flash, he's NOT). He is without a doubt the king of my way or the highway. I will support anyone who opposes Obama on anything from this point forward. Our nations future is now at stake.
Tex - that is exactly why our economy hasn't grown as strongly as it needs to. The real Republicans have to shut the the Tea partiers down. Most Americans whether conservative or liberal want bipartisanship. There is common ground that we can find to move this country forward. But this petty bickering must end first.
Tex, You are from a bygone era.
Michael:
I'm sorry to hear that you suffered so badly from the storm, however, I'm glade to hear that things are coming together for you.
Two questions:
First: Why are you listening to Rush Limbaugh and Fox News personalities if you feel that they are so politically inflammatory?
Second: Are you aware that it is the business of these two venues to be politically inflammatory? It's their schtick; it's how they entice people to tune in.
Are you really this naive?
BTW: I suggest you Google "Tea Party" and stop letting other people define it for you, and define it for yourself. You seem to be clueless about what their political ideology is. The Wikipedia entry is pretty comprehensive.
Nothing beats firsthand knowledge.
Thank you Arkius. To answer your questions:
1. I watch Fox and listen to Rush from time to time to get all opinions, but I had heard about them bashing Christie from a radio news program.
2. My original post was about the crisis we had at the shore and how both sides worked together without the usual vitriole to bring my community back from the edge of destruction.
BTW: I don't have to google Tea Party, I saw the Tea Party Congressmen take this country to the brink of bankruptcy and lowered our credit rating for the first time ever because they refused to set the tax of the 1% to what it was when Clinton was President. Actions speak louder than words.
If the two parties had worked together to solve the economic crisis the way they worked to solve Sandy crisis our country would be in a far better position economically than it s now.
Michael:
You beg the question. You are assuming that the Tea Party members of congress are to blame for the bickering and lack of bipartisanship. How do you know that it isn’t the Democrats that are at fault here?
Michael, these Tea Party legislators have constituents that elected them to congress to represent their POV. Now what do you suggest that these elected officials do? Should they ignore their constituents, or should they represent them? Should the Republicans, the Democrats and the president respect the democratic election process, and listen to all the members of Congress, or do the Democrats have a right to mischaracterize and chastise a duly and properly elected group of representatives of the people as out-casts and wing-nuts?
You wrote: “The real Republicans have to shut the the Tea partiers down (sic).” What you’re suggesting here is that a duly and properly elected group of representatives of the people be silenced, censored and/or suppressed by another wing of their own party.
Michael that is not the American way. 500,000 service men and women gave their lives in Europe during WWII to ensure that the American way of life continue undisturbed. Part of America’s legacy is that every American’s voice is heard in congress via elected representation, and now you want to deny that American birthright to the people who elected Tea Party legislators to congress, because you don’t agree with their politics.
Most Americans do want bipartisan co-operation between the president and all the parties and ideologies in congress, but as everyone can plainly see, it has been the policy of the president and the Democrats in congress to play games with the idea of right and wrong.
It is politically incorrect to use the words rape, legal and pregnancy in the same sentence, but it perfectly acceptable to shove abortion down the throats of people who find it murderous and morally reprehensible. It is politically correct to discuss reproductive rights, but it’s not PC to demand that women be responsible for their own contraception and abortions. Tell the readers Michael; tell us about the common ground about which you fantasize.
Do unicorns graze there on the open range? Are the discussions void of passion? Do people talk in creamy tones? Is the bickering petty, or do the bickerers believe in their POV with such ardent fervor that they are willing to die for their cause, or kill for it?
Michael, we live in contentious times, filled with contentious issues discussed by passionate people that just aren’t going to change their minds. You may get bipartisan co-operation on some issues, but bipartisan co-operation means compromise, and Barrack Obama has not been willing to compromise, he has, more often than not, been willing to ostracize and demonize. If he wants to accomplish anything in his second term, he is going to have to reach across the isle with an open hand, and speak with an open mind, but I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for it to happen; I just don’t think he is able to compromise; he is too much of an ideologue.
Just suppose a husband and wife decide to have a house built. There is only a set amount of money to create their "dream house". The wife thinks that the most important element is an ultra-modern kitchen filled withe the latest gadgets and appliances. The husband feels like the most imortant is the living room with large screen plasma tv, surround sound and a wet bar. If neither side gives a little the house doesn't get built. Compromise isn't a dirty word, it's what makes democracy work.
I'd love to continue this converstion, but I gotta get ready for work.
Michael:
You need to Google “Tea Party” and read the Wikipedia entry. You still do not have a comprehensive understanding of what they advocate. It’s information; you’re acting as if it’s going to damage your brain if you get a better understanding of this political organization. Read the words, the words explain the actions. Using old, tired clichés to avoid gaining knowledge is absurd. Are you afraid of learning something?
I don’t know what you were watching, but it wasn’t the actions of the Tea Party Congressmen that lead to the lowering of the United States credit rating. It was a group effort of Republicans, Democrats and the president, which could have been avoided if any one of the three parties were willing to compromise. As I recall, the Republicans offered two compromise solutions; the president accepted one, which was rejected by the Democrats in congress, and the Democrats in congress accepted the last one, which Obama rejected. After a certain point, the Tea Party Congressmen played a minor, almost non-existent roll in the negotiations.
You did not adequately answer my second question. Please re-read.
Arkius.. you @!$%#ing lost, nobody cares about your opinions because you are always @!$%#ing wrong.
Fat pimple faced jerk off:
You are to ignorant to fathom my arguments, so your POV is worthless.
Yay!
Good triumphs over evil!
Reason wins over irrationality!
Congratulations President Obama!
I'm a 41-yr old, single, white, male making over $100K in the military
LOL then why are YOU happy captain jack, right now as a middle class american vet i dont see anything positive about the coming 4 years just as i saw the last 4 years crash and burn, you have my respect unfortunately i cant say that for the commander in chef
You can't even spell the cheer "yea" correctly and you expect me to believe that you're making $100k as an officer in the U.S. armed forces?
You don't have the critical thinking skills necessary to distinguish reason from irrationality, otherwise as a military man, you'd realize that in 14 months or less you will be out of your $100k job, and back in civilian life. in a flat economy, with no prospects, and you're stupid enough to cheer for the man who just cut your castagnes off.
Can't wait for you to pay for my lunch... Yum.
It's in the toilet; chow down.
BTW: I had chili and corn last night; you're gonna love it.
Thanks for working so hard for our Country Mr President, and Congratulations!!
For all you haters out there....THIS is what we were talking about...the program has now been 100% installed
Deal with it
100%
Sky Moose,People who oppose your view are not haters.They know how the hierarchy works in government.The Republicans control congress.They don't like Obama's ideas that have no lasting solutions.
Well....actually no...Republicans only control the House...Senate still firmly controlled by the Democrats....in fact...it appears the Dems have picked up a couple more seats...yes...that's right...Congress is the House of Representatives AND the Senate. All part of the THREE branches of our Government. Executive (President), Judicial (Supreme Court) and Legislative (Congress). No need to thank me...I don't mind giving civic lessons to the ignorant.
Moose:
Tell me about the program after your computer crashes and you're out of work, and you're on the verge of losing your house and everything you've worked for. Then pardon me if I laugh in your face, as you cry, because you were betrayed by the man you supported.
Lol.. you are such a sore little bitch of a loser.
Wonder if the Koch Brothers will demand their money back since they couldn't buy the election?
LOL ..... i wanna see TRUMP ... he must be livid !!! ... all those millions down the tube ...
Congratulations Mr President .... Congratulations America !!!
His flop top has probably packed its bags and is already moving to Blue Country.
Even Trumps Flop-Top has had enough.
Its really a shame blue4you.....Did you know that if Romney would have campaigned on saving the money that he raised for his campaign to be used on job creation after he had been elected that Americans would have voted for him.
You would think that a party so concerned about job creation would think of such an easy political platform to campaign on.
But in typical manner Romney makes the promise bankrupts his backers and makes off with billions in campaign finances.
Lol.
I wonder how much Romney DID NOT SPEND on his campaign and has safely hidden in his Swiss Bank accounts.
Worth investigating and returning to America isn't it?
JKLD:
How are things in the sixth grade?
Better than they are as an ignorant white male apparently.
What Romney said before in that video was the absolute truth. Half of nation won't vote for him no matter what because they want the free handout. That's the truth. He was wrong in saying who those people are. Not the ones who don't pay federal tax but pay other state taxes, it's true majority of those who vote for Obama either has received bail out money from the government or are counting on the government handout to survive. These are the Obama supporters and there's no way to overcome their selfishness. I hope the House Republicians will be like steel to resist any attempt from Obama to raise taxes on anyone. Do not compromise in anyway on this. Absolutely. Let those who want handout add to the national debt and let's just pass it on to the younger generation since they want Obama and they can have it. Don't ask us to pay for their bills.
Sue if you truly believe what you say look around at your friends... which half of them are free loaders. because what you are saying is that half of the people in the US are getting a free ride. Oh let me guess, all you your friends are hard working rich people, because you don't hang with anyone making less than 100K
I certainly believe what I said. Those who vote for Obama mostly either because they've got some of his big 'redistribution' of wealth' during the last 4 years, or they're counting on Obamacare to solve their insurance problems, or their auto company received handouts. Of course, a portion of them are social liberals who just want to have free contraceptives, getting married with same sex person or something like that.
yeah, those crazy "social liberals" who want equal rights for all including gays.
attempts to "blame" obama supporters on wanting free handouts are doomed to failure. yes, that is "some" of the people, but there are also the people who fear the fascination with the military that the GOP has too, for example.
Sue...you are sooooo wrong on sooooo many levels. YOU are NOT what America stands for...not even close.
StackDat:
Is that the Nazi salute you're holding up there?
You should be the last man on earth to tell anyone what America stands for.
There is no way Romney stood a chance because of the race vote.
99% of blacks voted Obama.
blacks have voted overwhelmingly for the dems for every election since lbj..and yet the GOP has managed to win a number of those elections.
Blacks only make up about 9% of the population.
The reason is because they are not stupid.
African Americans and the rest of the minorities know the score more than anyone in the U.S. to has used them as slaves and then only gave them the right to vote to ensure that said vote would the GOP's way.
They ain't dumb.
I'd have to check the numbers, but it is likely that the hispanic vote doomed romney more than the black vote.
True...Obama did get about 80% of the Black vote...but he also won the women vote...all flavors. You see...his campaign advisers knew what the Republicans just don't get or refuse to accept....the minority vote is fast becoming the majority vote.
African Americans are 22% of the American population.
obama only won because black people are racist and will only vote for black people! wahhhhhhhhhhh
You are such a doosh nozzle.
Obama only got 80% of the black vote. The other 20% either voted for Romney, were to drunk to write their name, were to busy having sex with another Black man's wife, or were in jail and didn't vote at all.
CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT OBAMA!!! . . . we never doubted your re-election for a fraction of a second.
So . . . what do the cheating, lying, under-handed, immoral Teabooblicans have to say now? . . . oh, that's right, they can't talk with their mouths full of CROW!!
It's a great day to be an American!!!
The question is when will America expect to see the money it gave to the Super Pacs to get Romney elected back with interest?
According to the Rules of War....the spoils goto the victors. And since Obama won the spoils need to find its way back into the coffer.
But then again typical Romney mentality.....Run a hard campaign, making promises to give America this or that so Americans will give him their hard earned money....then he flops in the election, says "Sorry, my campaign was taken out of context." and makes off with hundreds of millions in campaign dollars right along with his Super Pac buddies.
Typical Romney ploy.
Bankrupt them sell them out and make off with billions in profit.
PTBYRD,You are immature and I believe that your parents told you to stay off the internet.
I am very happy to see Obama won.
100%
He is not now, nor will he ever be my president. And I will spend every moment trying to undermine his ability to further ruin this nation.
@5th,
And you are the people keeping this country fro moving out of this mess. Move on and deal with it. The GOP will ruin this nation if they continue to not help balance the budget and pass laws that will help this country.
Well actually Texan....he IS your President...that is if you are truly a Texan. If you can't deal with it...it would be easy enough to adios on down south of the border.
Hey 5th gen Texan!! Yes he is your president . It'll be in all the papers! and ,It's on the magic picture machine right now!
LOL Obama!! Rock out with your Co*k out!!
Nothing will change for 4 more years. $22 Trillion by 2016, here we come. Ohh, I can't wait to see our national currency match the peso, hope and change...
Sorry Israel, Iran will have what they always wanted, a nice big bomb.
Hope we like illegals, cause it's open border season to our south. Opp's, I better catch up on my Spanish, I need to learn a few extra words.
since congress passes spending bills, you'd best contact them to deal with the deficit. I tend to agree that nothing will change since both parties run up debt and refuse to work with each other.
Up you f-ing ass in universal.
Wow Brenda, your momma must be really proud of you being a typical name-calling libtard.
Freeloaders won! Congratulations! Free food, free housing, free bail out if your company fail, and free medical insurance. The next battle is, who pays the bill.
Free medical insurance?
The last time I checked Medicare and Medicaid STILL comes out of everyones paycheck in the form of taxes.
The last time I checked Obamacare still costs money.
Then again if you had ever worked a day in your life you would probably know such things.
lol sue ..... tsk tsk tsk ... now be a good loser ...
And you sir are hillbilly white trash. Return to you still. Iron you sheet for the next rally and see if you can get your wife/sister to make you some vittles.
Actually my kin does come from the Hills of West by God, have Cherokee Indian in our family tree, have probably been involved in the Shine business and have many members who have been in the military and fought in many wars....I think that number is upto 25 military members now.
Vittles are good....but we do not iron sheets nor wear them.
Some Orange Cake Brenda?
@Brenda-1255880
Another name for a person who owns a still is an independent business person who operates with no regulations.
Isn't this what you Tea Party goons want? How could you be against them?
Moron.
As Margaret Thatcher said. "Socialism is great, until you run out of other people's money"....
Why should there be a battle?!? . . . Obviously, since you were a Robme supporter -- you know he got creamed, right? -- we (the sane people of this country) thought perhaps we'd let you and all his wealthy cronies split the costs . . . seems fair enough, right? . . . I mean, you're the guys that committed political suicide not us, so it only seems fair and right that you guys take care of any bills. It will be the political "beat-down" you nasty little buggers have been itching for for quite some time. And the time is now at hand.
And now that we have another four years of governing your own unsavory lives, it would be in your best interests to put on your happy faces and start being a bit more hospitable and agreeable. You have no choice really, if you want to still exist.
So, sue-2409354, it's time for you and your sympathizers to switch to a winning team and leave all that stupid, crazy, lying, deceitful, cheating stuff behind . . . come into the light. You'll see things more clearly then.
Barack re-elected and the possible chance to change the supreme court hard liberal for long time... Feels like christmas
utamegi25,How can Obama change the Supreme Court? There has to be a vacancy before he can appoint somebody.
Good chance at least two vacancies will come about in the next four years....but I do realize that someone of your political views would be ignorant of that.
just a cleaning lady --
You don't put much intelligent thought into your posts, do you? . . . it's just sort of an "open mouth insert foot" strategy with you mostly.
PTByrd,My comments are well thought out.Your name calling of other people tells me that you lack the maturity to debate or have a substance abuse problem.
It is soooooo good to see people of every ethnicity, the young and old, the poor and the well off celebrating the election of the better man and candidate.... Barack H. Obama! Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Did you notice the lack of diversity at all of the Romney campaign stops?
Good for us (the Democrats) and good for America!
By the way, Kid Rock, you of now on the un-cool list permanently!
Jedi Mind Trick,No I didn't notice as I wasn't there.Were you there at all of Romney's stops? I have customers who are not wealthy,not Mormon and not white.They are Romney supporters with his campaign signs in their front yards.Romney supporters are diverse but they have jobs so they don't have time to go to his campaign stops.They have jobs because most of them are self employed.
They are morons for voting for the wealthy/elite agenda when they don't make over $250,000 a year. They are the reason our country can't stabilize.
I heard some young people at the mall earlier talking about how they didn't vote.
One said that he didn't vote because he didn't like either candidate.
A vote was still cast however because he made the choice to not vote based upon his freedom to do so. Good guy really as he didn't throw away his vote. Good head on his shoulders.
The other one a female said that she didn't vote because she didn't have an ID and could not even vote Provitionally.
In her case there needs to be a National Voting Card that is handed out to each American when they turn the age of 18 and sign up for their first drivers license or the Selective Service.
Such an ID would be able to be used to prove their voting status and proof of residency but could not be used for anything else such as Identification or the purchasing of tobacco or alcoholic beverages.
A "No Vote" for any candidate is still a vote and is counted and protected under the Constitution of the United States of America.
yes, the victory belongs to those who really built this country - the middle class. The gopers failed to recognize anything american, such as compromise and tolerance. they have turned their back on the USA and voted for their zealot driven ideology, which will always live in the dark ages, i.e. the taliban and all other religious hypocrites.
God, the creator, is universal and for all men and women and children, not for just a few who profess to have had conversations with God and have the right way. they are the perpetrators of lies and deceit and, BTW, male dominance.
Thank god this vulture capitalist and his whiny little VP nominee got their clocks cleaned. to bad that paulie boy will continue in the HOR as an advocate of no change unless its on his terms - one way, one dimensional intellectual incompetent as he obviously demonstrates.
Congratulations to a hard working President who is for all the people, not just 2 lousy %.
Obama/Biden victors
The less than fortunate have also had a hand in building this country as well.
It might seem disheartening in contrast but I have seen many Americans both in the country and the city pushing around shopping carts full of metal and old trucks full of scrap taking it to the salvage yard in order to make a living.
The only ones who do not push such a cart are those like Romney.
William Smith,The Republicans control congress and Mitt won the popular vote.You can hope for change all you want but Congress is not going to budge for Obama yet again.You can snarl all you want at the Republicans but if you wanted change then Romney should have been your vote.Congress would have worked with him.
just a cleaning lady so you are agreeing the problem is congress thats a poor excuse to vote for romney. its the republicans fault we knew it all along.
2833 clark,I know that Congress has been at a stand still.Obama had no chance of fixing the problems laid at his feet the first time around.I am smart enough to know that Romney is experienced enough to gain bi partisan backing.Obama does not have the experience to get bi partisan backing.Democratic party voters should have been intelligent to see this and voted in a president who could have gotten the job done.
just a cleaning lady that is flawed logic, any one can and should comprise with two count that two willing parties and I do think the POTUS will.
Congrats Mr. President. Chuck Todd, you are the WORST broadcaster ever. You stink.
Who's Chuck Todd?
who laid the blame more on former President George W. Bush.
We are going to look back fondly on the Bush years before obama is done with his economic terrorism. I hope America can survive him, but I hold severe doubts.
Only the loser blames the victor for their loss.
Get your wallet out. Your the first to have the spoils taken from.
Bush II is the worst president in the history of the United States.
Even Romney was smart enough to distance himself as far as possible from him.
What does it say when his own party doesn't want him around stumping for them.
Romney's Campaign - Typical Romney Business Practice.
The question is when will America expect to see the money it gave to the Super Pacs to get Romney elected back with interest?
According to the Rules of War....the spoils goto the victors. And since Obama won the spoils need to find its way back into the coffer.
But then again typical Romney mentality.....Run a hard campaign, making promises to give America this or that so Americans will give him their hard earned money....then he flops in the election, says "Sorry, my campaign was taken out of context." and makes off with hundreds of millions in campaign dollars right along with his Super Pac buddies.
Typical Romney ploy.
Bankrupt them sell them out and make off with billions in profit.
I just think it's a sign that USA is doomed to decline. It's inevitable. It won't be for just another 4 years, actually. It'll go down like this. USA will no longer be what it used to, although the decline will be gradual.
economically, we've been in decline for over a decade. Incomes peaked around the year 2000. it is a gradual decline, but it doesn't have anything to do with obama, it has to do with the global economy.
Of course the U.S. is no longer the way it USED to be.
There is a black man in the White House....the only decline is the dominance of the white only leadership that America broke away from.
America is not declining....America is progressing away from racism and oppression.
A progress that will spread to other countries embolding them to fight back against such religious and racism to fullfil the promise and destiny of a new planet.
Are you in? Or are you out?
Interesting where the red states are located, isn't it? Romney didn't carry either Massachusetts or Michigan (his home states) and Ryan didn't carry Wisconsin (his home state). Ryan didn't even carry the COUNTY from which he came. Hmmmmmmmmmm.....
@!$%# you teabagger. you lost. leave the country if you don't like it.
@ Sue
America jumped the shark in July 1969. There have been many attempts to turn the decline around, but the rise of the religious right in the 70's and 80's has increased the downward spiral.
I'm optimistic, however, that the American people, in re-electing Obama have come to their collective senses. It will be the Republican party that is left on the dung-heap of history.
all 4 gay marriage votes are ahead and look like they will pass. Heads are exploding everywhere in the Bible Belt.
Congrats!!!!!!! Mr. President.
Tea baggers. F!@# YOU. I hope you go rot in hell. But first beat your wife.
You are clearly a true POS. Did you parents have any children that lived???
Has anyone seen Feisty Red Head?
LOL.
Just wait until tomorrow.
Boy Oh Boy do I see a hell of punch coming from her direction.
Did you know that if Romney would have campaigned on saving the money that he raised for his campaign to be used on job creation after he had been elected that Americans would have voted for him.
You would think that a party so concerned about job creation would think of such an easy political platform to campaign on.
But in typical manner Romney makes the promise bankrupts his backers and makes off with billions in campaign finances.
Lol.
I wonder how much Romney DID NOT SPEND on his campaign and has safely hidden in his Swiss Bank accounts.
Worth investigating and returning to America isn't it?