Obama re-elected as US president

U.S. President Barack Obama walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia to deliver his victory speech on election night at McCormick Place November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama won reelection against Republican candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.[Xinhua] 

U.S. President Barack Obama has beaten his Republican challenger Mitt Romney to win a second term at the White House, TV networks projected Tuesday. In a tweet to supporters, Obama wrote "This happened because of you. Thank you," as crowds cheered in Chicago headquarters, waiting for him to come out and address the nation. Obama was projected to have won
several key swing states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nevada and New Hampshire, while Romney only won North Carolina. Florida and Virginia remained too close to call. The relentless battle for the swing states gave Obama at least 290 electoral votes, while Romney just

Supporters of US President Barack Obama celebrate as CNN projects victory for Obama on election night November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. [Xinhua]

got 201 shortly after midnight. Obama easily grabbed a host of "deep blue" states including California, Illinois and New Jersey, while Romney prevailed in "deep red" states of Texas, Kentucky and Georgia. While Obama supporters have already started celebrations of his reelection, Obama himself has yet to make a victory speech while Romney has not conceded defeat either. Meanwhile, Obama's Democratic Party is also projected by

Supporters of US President Barack Obama celebrate as CNN projects victory for Obama on election night November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. [Xinhua]

CNN to retain control of the Senate while Fox News projected that the Republican Party will hold onto control of the House of Representatives. In addition to the massive task of tackling 1 trillion-dollar annual deficits andreducing a 16 trillion-dollar national debt, Obama will have to deal with a divided U.S. Congress that is likely to maintain the same partisan makeup in his second term in the White House. The Election Day began with

Obama makes a speech in Virginia on Oct. 5, 2012.

midnight voting in a pair of small towns in New Hampshire, and expanded across the nation after 5 a.m. (1000 GMT).Voters lined up from New York to Florida to cast their ballots. Although final figures haven't come in, U.S. media outlets are reporting heavy turnout in the election. Early exit polls showed 73 percent of voters were white, 13 percent were African American, 10 percent Latino and 3 percent Asian. In preliminary results from early

The graphics shows basic facts about Democratic nominee Barack Obama, who is seeking a second term as president. [Lu Zhe/Xinhua]

voters in the national NBC News exit poll, 52 percent said America was on the wrong track while 46 percent said the nation was "generally going in the right direction." Not surprisingly three out of five voters Tuesday said the economy was the most important issue facing the country, but poll respondents were divided as to what specific economic challenge loomed largest. In picking the biggest economic problem facing people like yourself, 39 percent chose unemployment, 36 percent said rising prices, while 14 percent said taxes were the biggest problem and 7 percent said housing. Source: China.Org.cn with inputs.

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