The President and Vice President Are....

CONGRATULATIONS 

Barack Obama and Joe Biden for being re-elected!!!!!!

270 electoral votes are needed to win.

Obama won with 274, Romney got 201.

The result was from Ohio.

Many people thought of giving Obama a second term as he has made progress, especially compared to how it was before he started. Obama's policies were mostly in favor of the middle class and poor, which is a greater portion of the population than that of the richer class that Romney's policies favored. Because of this, more people voted for Obama. Now that he has a second term, the plans he pushed for the past 4 years that have been rejected by the congress can now be implemented for the future in hopes of improvement. 

Presidential Election Updates

8:31 pm update:

Mitt Romney - 50.5% 

153 Electoral Votes

Barack Obama - 48.7%

123 Electoral Votes

9:51 pm update:

Mitt Romney - 50.5%

173 Electoral Votes

Barack Obama - 48.2%

148 Electoral Votes

10:17 pm update:

Mitt Romney - 50.1%

200 Electoral Votes

Barack Obama - 48.6%

234 Electoral Votes

Romney Criticisms

"Mitt Romney sucks, pass it on" has become a viral Tumblr post that has gotten over 9 million notes. 

In the first ever political debate, Mitt Romney “made a slip” according to political experts. The question asked dealt with education for underprivileged children in the United States. During Mitt Romney’s answer, he slipped the words, “poor children” but soon corrected himself to, “less fortunate children”. Critics “went off” on Romney criticizing him by stating that he “has no respect” and is a “selfish human being who doesn’t understand”. “One small mix up of words, can make or break you,” says an expert at the Washington Post. These words have been held against Mitt Romney ever since they came out of his mouth. Since the publication of the secret video, in which he addresses the "47%" partially consisting of the poor and elderly, he received a flood of criticism from the media, Democratic party, and even his own Republican party.

After criticizing Obama's response to protests in Cairo and Benghazi, and the killing of the American ambassador in Libya, tons of criticism came not to Obama, but Romney instead. People said he distorted the timeline of the Egyptian embassy's response to the protests and made a harsh insult on the White House. 

Where's Waldo?

Obama and Romney Campaign Stops

An interactive map to show where these two candidates have gone!!!

OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN

The map above, which shows events from the White House schedule, reveals that Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have stepped up their game ever since Romney became the presumptive GOP nominee in April. In the last two days alone, the president gave four campaign speeches in three states.

Obama campaigned in the states of Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Virginia, beginning his campaign day at Mentor High School near Cleveland in the key state of Ohio. After the stops in Milwaukee and Dubuque, the president wrapped up with a late night event in Virginia that included an appearance by Clinton, who agreed that Obama's economic policies mirror his.

Polls give Obama slight leads over Romney in Ohio, Wisconsin and Iowa, though Romney aides say they are closing the gaps. The Virginia race is considered quite close.

ROMNEY'S CAMPAIGN

After being elected as the Republican candidate to run against Obama, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have seized their chance in making a statement among many people. They have been to every swing state to help sway the electoral vote towards their favor, especially the east cost. Also to some of the "blue states" like California, which has an electoral count of 55. 

On the last day of campaigning, both men campaigned in the states they need to win. Romney was in Florida, Virginia, and New Hampshire. Both candidates visited Ohio on Monday.

Obama Criticisms from Republicans

Romney and aides say Obama's "big government" policies are creating the slowest recovery in decades, including an unemployment rate near 8%. 

Romney spokesman Ryan Williams also cited a comment Obama made Friday in Ohio, telling backers that "voting is the best revenge."

Ryan Williams said, "With no record to run on and no vision for the future, President Obama is resorting to false, discredited attacks and a cynical closing message urging voters to choose 'revenge.' Mitt Romney wants to bring people together and he wants Americans to vote for love of country." 

When Obama was giving his speech to the nation on Thanksgiving day, many Americans were flabbergasted when Mr. President failed to mention God all together. "Holy cow! Is that one screwed up or what?" says columnist Sherman Frederick of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Several opinion writers have brought up this incident several times in columns and articles during the 2012 election in hopes of swaying votes the other way. 

What Influenced Voters Most

Oct. 27-31 USA TODAY/Gallup Swing State Poll of 1,183 registered voters, Margin of sampling error +/- 4 percentage points for all questions except voting intentions.

Majority of people are influenced by the debates, with 62%.

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Shocking Swing States Poll Data

It's a tie: 48% - 48%.

This presidential election may be one of the most anticipated yet. 

The data that has been collected has proved over and over again how close this race may be. 

Obama has improved his standing in the past few weeks by regaining support among women in the swing states. The gender gap — that is, the disparity between the way men and women vote — stands at historically high levels after narrowing in the early October. 

Obama now leads among women by 16 points; Romney leads among men by 10.

A year ago, voters in the battlegrounds weren't particularly excited about this presidential race.

In the first Swing States Poll, in October 2011, fewer than half said they were enthusiastic about the election. That number rose only to 51% in late January, during the heat of the battle for the Republican nomination. That's 10 points lower than at that point in 2008, when there were nomination fights in both parties.