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Obama Claims Victory With Collectivist Message: Forward

Bear Trax Wrote: Nov 07, 2012 11:48 AM

The people gave Obama more votes than Romney. OK the Obama team deserves credit. Now the easy part is over. He now must govern, no more blaming and running for re-election. The one satisfying point for anyone who feels let-down today, Obama is now stuck with his own mess. We have to learn from this election. The people gave congress a 12% approval rating then re-elected 98% of those running for re-election. Does that mean 'gridlock' is preferable to the democrat control of 2009-10?

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Obama Claims Victory With Collectivist Message: Forward

After winning 303 electoral votes Tuesday night, President Barack Obama walked onto the stage at Obama Headquarters in Chicago with his family to accept his reelection victory.

“The task of perfecting our union moves forward. It moves forward because of you. It moves forward be cause you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression,” Obama said. “We are an American family that will rise and fall together as one nation and as one people.”

Obama reflected briefly on the past four years, touted the auto bailout as he has on the...

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