President Barack Obama calls out to people outside a campaign office in
Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, after a visit with volunteers on the
morning of the 2012 election
US
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney waves to supporters
awaiting his arrival at Pittsburgh international airport in Coraopolis,
Pennsylvania, on November 6, 2012. Democrat Barack Obama and Romney made
last-minute appeals for votes as Americans trooped to the polls to
decide a cliffhanger race for the White House.
He's president. Four more years in the White House
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BARACK Obama is back in the White House after winning the 2012 US presidential election.
America’s first black leader beat Mitt Romney in the closely fought battle tonight to secure another four years as the most powerful man in the world.
As US TV networks reported he had won, Obama tweeted: "This happened because of you. Thank you."
He then tweeted: "Four more years."
Early indications suggested a long drawn-out election after tight exit polls in the swing states of Ohio and Virginia.
But the momentum started to swing in the early hours to Obama as he took Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
That meant Romney's only way to the Oval office was to take the crucial states of Ohio, Virginia and Florida to get over the target of 270 electoral college votes.
But Obama picked up the vital state of Ohio to end Romney’s bid to be the first Mormon to lead the States.
During the night the president's campaign made sure people did not leave voting queues early, urging its supporters on Twitter to #stayinline.
Earlier Obama and Romney had each grabbed early wins in states traditionally loyal to their parties.
Using exit polls, US television networks projected victories for Republican Romney in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Democrat incumbent Obama has picked up Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois,Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont - all states in which he was favourite.
America’s first black leader beat Mitt Romney in the closely fought battle tonight to secure another four years as the most powerful man in the world.
As US TV networks reported he had won, Obama tweeted: "This happened because of you. Thank you."
He then tweeted: "Four more years."
Early indications suggested a long drawn-out election after tight exit polls in the swing states of Ohio and Virginia.
But the momentum started to swing in the early hours to Obama as he took Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
That meant Romney's only way to the Oval office was to take the crucial states of Ohio, Virginia and Florida to get over the target of 270 electoral college votes.
But Obama picked up the vital state of Ohio to end Romney’s bid to be the first Mormon to lead the States.
During the night the president's campaign made sure people did not leave voting queues early, urging its supporters on Twitter to #stayinline.
Earlier Obama and Romney had each grabbed early wins in states traditionally loyal to their parties.
Using exit polls, US television networks projected victories for Republican Romney in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Democrat incumbent Obama has picked up Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois,Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont - all states in which he was favourite.
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Ready: Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan gesture to supporters and campaign workers in Richmond Heights, Ohio on Tuesday afternoon
Last efforts: Romney and Ryan grip workers'
hands as they make an unscheduled stop at a Wendy's restaurant in
Richmond Heights, Ohio
Not your usual cuisine? Romney and Ryan look at the menu while ordering at the Wendy's restaurant
'Running on fumes': Romney visits a campaign call center in Green Tree, Pennsylvania
Staying positive: President Barack Obama calls volunteers in Wisconsin as he visits a campaign office in Chicago, Illinois, on election day
Hopeful: President Barack Obama hugs a volunteer
during a visit to a campaign office in Chicago as people across the
country cast their votes
Last hope: Romney waves to supporters while
boarding his campaign plane at Pittsburgh international airport in
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania