Barack Obama http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=139914785&ft=1&f=139914785 Check out the latest NPR coverage of President Obama's bid for re-election in 2012. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 13:02:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Barack Obama http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=139914785&ft=1&f=139914785 Four Days Later, Florida Declares For Obama Florida officials said the president had 50 percent of the vote to Romney's 49.1 percent. His win of the state's 29 electoral votes gives Obama a total of 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney's 206. Sat, 10 Nov 2012 13:02:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/10/164859656/florida-finishes-counting-obama-wins?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/10/164859656/florida-finishes-counting-obama-wins?ft=1&f=139914785 Florida officials said the president had 50 percent of the vote to Romney's 49.1 percent. His win of the state's 29 electoral votes gives Obama a total of 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney's 206.

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]]> Obama's Feat: Not Just Winning, But How He Won Many of the minority groups central to President Obama's victory had long supported Democrats. But he's the first party leader to put together a stable — and majority — coalition since Franklin D. Roosevelt back in the 1930s. This coalition promises to pay dividends to his party for years to come. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:22:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/09/164791497/obamas-feat-not-just-winning-but-how-he-won?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/09/164791497/obamas-feat-not-just-winning-but-how-he-won?ft=1&f=139914785 Many of the minority groups central to President Obama's victory had long supported Democrats. But he's the first party leader to put together a stable — and majority — coalition since Franklin D. Roosevelt back in the 1930s. This coalition promises to pay dividends to his party for years to come.

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]]> VIDEO: Obama Tears Up As He Thanks Campaign Staff "What you guys have done means the work that I'm doing is important. I'm really proud of that. I'm really proud of all of you," the president says just before a tear comes down his right cheek. It's a rare public show of emotion from "no-drama Obama." Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/09/164771218/video-obama-tears-up-as-he-thanks-campaign-staff?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/09/164771218/video-obama-tears-up-as-he-thanks-campaign-staff?ft=1&f=139914785 "What you guys have done means the work that I'm doing is important. I'm really proud of that. I'm really proud of all of you," the president says just before a tear comes down his right cheek. It's a rare public show of emotion from "no-drama Obama."

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]]> Three More Stories That Help Explain Why Obama Won The president's campaign fine-tuned its appeal to a younger, less-white electorate and got its supporters to turn out in much larger numbers than Republicans had anticipated. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney was hurt by a lack of money at a critical moment. Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:22:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/08/164673549/three-more-stories-that-help-explain-why-obama-won?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/08/164673549/three-more-stories-that-help-explain-why-obama-won?ft=1&f=139914785 The president's campaign fine-tuned its appeal to a younger, less-white electorate and got its supporters to turn out in much larger numbers than Republicans had anticipated. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney was hurt by a lack of money at a critical moment.

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]]> Tell Us: Why Did Obama Win? There are a number of possible reasons. Did the president run a better campaign? Is the economy really on the mend? Or is it as simple as him being more likable? Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:26:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/07/164607311/tell-us-why-did-obama-win?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/07/164607311/tell-us-why-did-obama-win?ft=1&f=139914785 There are a number of possible reasons. Did the president run a better campaign? Is the economy really on the mend? Or is it as simple as him being more likable?

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]]> For Obama, Vindication, But Not A Mandate Obama has become only the third U.S. president to win re-election by a narrower margin than his first victory. Having won a second term, Obama will seek to set the nation's agenda on issues ranging from taxes to immigration, but he may continue to struggle in selling his ideas to Congress. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:21:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/07/164444409/for-obama-vindication-but-not-a-mandate?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/07/164444409/for-obama-vindication-but-not-a-mandate?ft=1&f=139914785 Obama has become only the third U.S. president to win re-election by a narrower margin than his first victory. Having won a second term, Obama will seek to set the nation's agenda on issues ranging from taxes to immigration, but he may continue to struggle in selling his ideas to Congress.

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]]> Obama Gets 4 More Years In The White House President Obama will spend another four years in the White House after winning more than 300 electoral votes. In his victory speech from Chicago, the president promised that the "best is yet to come." Wed, 07 Nov 2012 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/11/07/164582502/obama-gets-4-more-years-in-the-white-house?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/2012/11/07/164582502/obama-gets-4-more-years-in-the-white-house?ft=1&f=139914785 President Obama will spend another four years in the White House after winning more than 300 electoral votes. In his victory speech from Chicago, the president promised that the "best is yet to come."

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]]> Audio And Transcript: Obama's Victory Speech President Obama delivers his victory speech in Chicago after winning a second term. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:15:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2012/11/06/164540079/transcript-president-obamas-victory-speech?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/2012/11/06/164540079/transcript-president-obamas-victory-speech?ft=1&f=139914785 President Obama delivers his victory speech in Chicago after winning a second term.

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]]> On The Issues: How Obama Prevailed The economy wasn't the only issue that voters were concentrating on, and President Obama's message in several other key areas during the debates and in campaign speeches contributed to his victory.<strong></strong> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:49:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/07/164555962/on-the-issues-how-obama-prevailed?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/07/164555962/on-the-issues-how-obama-prevailed?ft=1&f=139914785 The economy wasn't the only issue that voters were concentrating on, and President Obama's message in several other key areas during the debates and in campaign speeches contributed to his victory.

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]]> Battleground States Carry Obama To Second Term By holding the "Midwest firewall" — including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan — the president handily defeated challenger Mitt Romney. Obama won seven of the eight battleground states and is ahead in Florida, the final battleground. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:28:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/06/164362273/voters-to-settle-tight-and-turbulent-presidential-battle?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/06/164362273/voters-to-settle-tight-and-turbulent-presidential-battle?ft=1&f=139914785 By holding the "Midwest firewall" — including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan — the president handily defeated challenger Mitt Romney. Obama won seven of the eight battleground states and is ahead in Florida, the final battleground.

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]]> Obama's Win Powered By Organization, If Not Ideas Bloopers and stumbles made the news this presidential campaign, but Barack Obama's re-election was powered by plans begun on the ground four years ago. Here's how he did it. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:32:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/06/164527819/obamas-win-powered-by-organization-if-not-ideas?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/06/164527819/obamas-win-powered-by-organization-if-not-ideas?ft=1&f=139914785 Bloopers and stumbles made the news this presidential campaign, but Barack Obama's re-election was powered by plans begun on the ground four years ago. Here's how he did it.

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]]> Black Voters Turned Out For Obama African-American turnout is just as high as the record-breaking level seen four years ago. Obama is getting nearly as much support from this key constituency as he did last time around. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:39:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/06/164512226/black-voters-turned-out-for-obama?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/06/164512226/black-voters-turned-out-for-obama?ft=1&f=139914785 African-American turnout is just as high as the record-breaking level seen four years ago. Obama is getting nearly as much support from this key constituency as he did last time around.

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]]> The Last Pew Poll: Obama Holds Edge On Eve Of Election The poll shows President Obama leading his GOP challenger, Mitt Romney, 48 percent to 45 percent among likely voters. The poll was conducted after Superstorm Sandy hit the U.S. East Coast. Pew also found that Romney supporters are more committed to voting than are Obama's supporters. Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:23:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/04/164290237/pew-poll-obama-holds-edge-on-eve-of-election?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/04/164290237/pew-poll-obama-holds-edge-on-eve-of-election?ft=1&f=139914785 The poll shows President Obama leading his GOP challenger, Mitt Romney, 48 percent to 45 percent among likely voters. The poll was conducted after Superstorm Sandy hit the U.S. East Coast. Pew also found that Romney supporters are more committed to voting than are Obama's supporters.

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]]> Obama Returns To The Campaign Trail Post-Sandy President Obama returned to the campaign trail for the first time since Sandy struck the U.S. His swing-state tour started in Wisconsin against a backdrop of high approval ratings from voters — and Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — for his management of the federal response to the disaster. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:31:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/01/164109155/obama-returns-to-the-post-sandy-campaign-trail?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/01/164109155/obama-returns-to-the-post-sandy-campaign-trail?ft=1&f=139914785 President Obama returned to the campaign trail for the first time since Sandy struck the U.S. His swing-state tour started in Wisconsin against a backdrop of high approval ratings from voters — and Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — for his management of the federal response to the disaster.

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]]> Re-Election Campaign Reveals A President Looking For The Right Balance Over the course of a long campaign, Americans have gotten a chance to learn more about President Obama. His personality and his performance as a leader, a debater and a candidate have all been under the microscope. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:52:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/10/30/163969823/re-election-campaign-reveals-a-president-looking-for-the-right-balance?ft=1&f=139914785 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/10/30/163969823/re-election-campaign-reveals-a-president-looking-for-the-right-balance?ft=1&f=139914785 Over the course of a long campaign, Americans have gotten a chance to learn more about President Obama. His personality and his performance as a leader, a debater and a candidate have all been under the microscope.

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