The Obamas and Bidens after their victory was called
US President Barack Obama tells his supporters he returns to the White House “more determined and more inspired than ever”.
Barack Obama has promised that the “best is yet to come” for the US after winning another four years at the White House.
After a bitter and costly election campaign, the Democrat easily overcame his Republican challenger Mitt Romney – taking seven of the nine key battleground states.
Mr Romney won in North Carolina but Mr Obama swept to victory in Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Wisconsin, Virginia and Colorado.
With Florida the last swing state left to call, he has 303 electoral college votes to Mr Romney’s 206 and is well over the crucial threshold of 270.
The President was also ahead in the national vote, with the country-wide exit poll putting him on 50% – two points ahead of his Republican challenger.
This is despite his popularity plunging since he was swept into the White House on a wave of hope in 2008 and unemployment standing at 7.9%.
Jubilation grew through the night in Chicago as it became clear Mr Obama was going to be re-elected.
Once Mr Romney had conceded by phone, the President appeared on stage to rapturous cheers as Stevie Wonder’s hit Signed, Sealed, Delivered played.
“In this election, you the American people reminded us that while our road has been hard, our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America the best is yet to come,” he said.
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Obama, Biden and their election team deserve all praise for their hard fought victory. Bush ravaged the country for 8 years, Obama will rebuild the US in 8 years. Obama is our Abraham Lincoln of modern times. He will bring all of us out of economic slavery. God bless Obama and the USA. US policies effect everyone in the world, no one is immune. As our PM Trudeau once said living next to US is like sleeping with an elephant, you can feel the twitch every time elephant moves.