The victory of the incumbent president in the most decisive state, Ohio, pushes him past the 270 electoral votes mark. Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate, acknowledged his defeat.
Certainly, the victory will be narrower than in 2008 when Barack Obama decisively defeated candidate John McCain, and it will be up to BO, as he signs his messages on Twitter, to match Bill Clinton, the last Democrat to have won two consecutive terms since the end of World War II.
Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire are for Obama, and a victory is possible in Wisconsin as well as in Iowa. Mitt Romney is expected to clinch North Carolina and possibly Virginia. Montana, which the incumbent president won in 2008, has opted for Romney.
“For the United States of America, the best is yet to come,” stated Barack Obama just moments ago.
To be continued…
Message from Barack Obama addressed to his supporters following the result
I'm about to go speak to the crowd here in Chicago, but I wanted to thank you first.
I want you to know that this wasn't fate, and it wasn't an accident. You made this happen.
You organized yourselves block by block. You took ownership of this campaign five and ten dollars at a time. And when it wasn't easy, you pressed forward.
I will spend the rest of my presidency honoring your support, and doing what I can to finish what we started.
But I want you to take real pride, as I do, in how we got the chance in the first place.
Today is the clearest proof yet that, against the odds, ordinary Americans can overcome powerful interests.
There's a lot more work to do.
But for right now: Thank you.
Barack
