President Obama wins second term
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>, <span word="defeating">defeating</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>.</p><p><span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>: <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Historian">Historian</span> <span word="Allan">Allan</span> <span word="Lichtman">Lichtman</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="profited">profited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="base">base</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>."</p><p><span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Lichtman">Lichtman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Ronald">Ronald</span> <span word="Reagan">Reagan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>, <span word="whites">whites</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electorate">electorate</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span>-<span word="two">two</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="white">white</span>. <span word="Thirteen">Thirteen</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="American">American</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hispanic">Hispanic</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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