As I write this, it is approaching midnight, and it is clear that President Obama has very narrowly won re-election. I mean very narrowly. As I write, he is only one-tenth of a percentage point above Mitt Romney in the popular vote count (49.3% to 49.2%). Many votes from the West Coast are still being added to the totals, so surely Obama's share will rise, but it is quite likely he will win with less than 50% of the vote. The Electoral College will be more lopsided, but the three states that tipped the election—Florida, Virginia, and Ohio—look likely to be won by Obama by similarly thin margins, one percentage point or less.
The Other Side Gets a Vote
The Other Side Gets a Vote
The Other Side Gets a Vote
As I write this, it is approaching midnight, and it is clear that President Obama has very narrowly won re-election. I mean very narrowly. As I write, he is only one-tenth of a percentage point above Mitt Romney in the popular vote count (49.3% to 49.2%). Many votes from the West Coast are still being added to the totals, so surely Obama's share will rise, but it is quite likely he will win with less than 50% of the vote. The Electoral College will be more lopsided, but the three states that tipped the election—Florida, Virginia, and Ohio—look likely to be won by Obama by similarly thin margins, one percentage point or less.