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Election 2012: Obama and the Future of the GOP
With the election over, it's time for Washington to focus on how to govern the nation. Have lessons been learned from yesterday's voting? Will politics stay the same?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenWith the election finally over, it's time for Washington to focus again on how to govern the nation. Have new lessons been learned from yesterday's voting? How much will politics — and policy — stay the same? On Reporters Notebook, how close was another meltdown in Florida?
Banner image: President Barack Obama celebrates on stage as confetti falls after his victory speech during his election rally in Chicago, November 6, 2012. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
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Despite predictions that it might take weeks to decide the election, Mitt Romney conceded at 1am this morning in Boston. "The nation, as you know, is at a critical point. At a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. Our leaders have to reach across the aisle…and we citizens also have to rise to occasion."
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Yesterday's presidential election was decided early this morning, but Florida came close to another debacle. Although this time, it just didn't matter, it was another brush with electoral trouble.
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The popular vote was almost even, but President Obama won big in the Electoral College. Control of the House and the Senate did not change at all. Despite the evidence of a polarized nation, exit polling reveals an electorate that's evolving along demographic lines.
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