Thursday, December 25, 2025

Obama re-elected with Electoral College victory

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night despite a fierce challenge from Republican Mitt Romney, prevailing in the face of a weak economy and high unemployment that encumbered his first term and crimped the middle class dreams of millions.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Obama? Romney? Race tight as election night count goes to wire

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama won the reliably Democratic Northeast, and Republican Mitt Romney secured his conservative base Tuesday night in a duel for the White House shadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO