Obama victory driven by economy, turnout
<p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="challenger">challenger</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>. <span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="voter">voter</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>.</p><p><span word="Reaction">Reaction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="swift">swift</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passionate">passionate</span>. <span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="cheered">cheered</span>. <span word="Supporters">Supporters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="short">short</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p>"<span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="together">together</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Reducing">Reducing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span>. <span word="Reforming">Reforming</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="code">code</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="do">do</span>."</p><p><span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="partisan">partisan</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="pray">pray</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="guiding">guiding</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="places">places</span>. <span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="credited">credited</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="governing">governing</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Allan">Allan</span> <span word="Lichtman">Lichtman</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>."</p>
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