2012-2016 what do you think these years will hold :/

[winifred]

um... I don't think there is a thread for this yet, but if there is let me know and I will change this to something else.
Just wondering did obama win??? I can't tell. On tv they say yes but some states are still voting...

[W0NWILL]

Well, a couple of states need to put in their vote, but I'm pretty sure it's Obama again. I wasn't paying that much attention, and neither was my mum, but from what... 

The TV just said that Obama has been re-elected.

[winifred]

ok thanks, I just found out for sure also........
Well time to edit the thread title!

[Redwallfan7]

I'm not going to say what my opinion is on the election. (I just want to avoid controversy because I know politics is a touchy subject that the mods advise us not to get too deeply into.) I hope that insurance companies and jobs are going to be for the better though. 

[Dawnwing]

Let's just say I'm really not looking forward to the next four years.

[Lutra]

Yes, Barack Obama is officially elected.  The nailbiter tie around the 270 electoral college votes never happened.  Obama got it easily with 303 electoral college votes.

Did I vote for Obama? No, but what has been done, has been done, and you got to move forward.  Usually with an election the winning candidate looks to the losing candidates' policies for ideas.  So you might still pieces of others' programs into law.  President Clinton took a lot of ideas from Ross Perot when he made his campaign bid.  Obama will likely have to do the same given the state of a lot of things in the U.S.

[SaberTruth]

I can say that I am not to pleased with the results of the election. But there is nothing we can do about it now.

[Gears]

Gah, I think we're in for a REALLY rough time. :/ Obama made blatant lies left and right, and i'm surprised people were still dumb enough to vote for him, after all that he's done last term. >_<

[Rainshadow]

Yes, Barack Obama is officially elected.  The nailbiter tie around the 270 electoral college votes never happened.  Obama got it easily with 303 electoral college votes.

Did I vote for Obama? No, but what has been done, has been done, and you got to move forward.  Usually with an election the winning candidate looks to the losing candidates' policies for ideas.  So you might still pieces of others' programs into law.  President Clinton took a lot of ideas from Ross Perot when he made his campaign bid.  Obama will likely have to do the same given the state of a lot of things in the U.S.

  Wow, my heart really sank as soon as I read that.  I'm not going to look forward to these next years.

[Taggerung_of_Redwall]

The best thing about this is a new deck of cards in 4 years, and not 8.

[Dannflower Reguba]

You mean restarting ALL the candidates? Yeah, that'l be really nice. Personally, our whole family didn't really trust Romney, but at like my dad said, "I'd prefer to have someone I'm not sure I can trust, than someone I know I can't trust."
Hopefully Wisconsin giant round of senate changes will go better.

[Matthias720]

In my opinion, while this may not be what the country needs leadership-wise, this is definitely a good opportunity for people to see just how bad of a shape the US is in. When the stock market crashes in a year or two, I suspect many people will be singing a different tune. That's all I will say on the matter.

Also, a big thank you to everyone who has currently posted here, for keeping things friendly; please keep it up. And to anyone posting after this, remember that while you may or may not agree with what other people are saying here, or with the outcome of the election, PLEASE keep things civil. Do not let patriotism get in the way of courtesy and good manners.

[Icefire]

I wonder how many voters even follow politics. I know a lot of the younger voters voted for Obama, but I wonder how aware they are about the true state of the union. O America...what a mess we are! (which is something I would say no matter who won unfortunately...) At least, we have some hope! God's not through with us yet! It will get worse before it will get better, but it will get better!!! (GASP! I just brought religion into a discussion on politics! I'll go into hiding now...)

[Flandor]

Alright, it seems I'm outnumbered by... everyone, here, but I was happy with the election results and am proud to have Barack Obama as my president.  I'm also very happy to see Maine and Maryland vote to legalize same-sex marriage.

That'll be all I say on the matter.

[Lutra]

Two words why I feel more younger Americans voted for Obama: health care.  Under his law, you can be covered under your parents health insurance until you are 26.  For those who are in school, cannot find work, or take a job with no health insurance, to be covered until their 26 isn't a bad deal.  Just to clarify, I don't support most aspects of Obama's health law--there's much more to it than this one piece; just wanted to state why I think a lot of the younger voters voted for Obama (check the voting results).