It has been an interesting 24 hours, folks! And two nights ago, at around 11 our time, the results were in. Barack Obama was reelected as our president! I tried to go to bed before the results so I wouldn't go to bed with too many emotions or thoughts. But alas, I woke back up to my roommate calling me at 10:30 reminding me to do our communication homework due at midnight. And then, of course, I had to check my Facebook and Twitter and saw that our president had been reelected. What an exciting time! I hope that our country will continue to progress these next four years, and when I graduate from college, there will be a job for me.
Here are the final results:
Candidate |
Popular vote |
Percentage |
Electoral votes (270 to win) |
| Barack Obama | 60663445 | 50% | 303 |
|
| Mitt Romney | 57822359 | 48% | 206 |
|
Control of House
218 Balance of power
|
| 193 |
| 233 |
Control of Senate
50 Balance of power
|
| 53 |
| 45 |
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