Courtesy of the New York Times

President Barack Obama has won four more years in office defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Becoming the  2nd Democratic President to win his bid for re-election since Bill Clinton in 1996, and the only since FDR who has won re-election with unemployment over 7.2%. As he gets ready for his second term he states that “that for the United States of America the best is yet to come.”

Washington Post Electoral Map

Narrowly winning the popular vote, President Obama carried key battleground states Colorado, Ohio,Virginia, and now Florida, with a diverse voting coalition behind him made up of women, minority and young voters.

CNN Exit Poll

During his acceptance speech last night he stated “You’ve made me a better president, and with your stories and your struggles, I return to the White House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do”.

 Highlights of President Obama’s Re-election Acceptance Speech

Electoral campaigns for the White House and both houses of Congress cost more than $6 billion dollars. Historic gains were seen in the Senate, New Hampshire elected the nation’s first all-female delegation.Democrats will retain their control of the Senate after winning several closely contested races, while the Republicans will sustain control over the U.S. House of Representatives.

In 2008, his election was a vote for hope, in 2012, working side by side with our nations elected leaders from both parties, hopefully his reelection carries a guarantee of change moving forward.

Will these two parties work together to improve this nation in the next four years?