The people of the United States have, by both the popular and electoral counts, re-elected Barack Obama to be our President. Congratulations to the President on a successful campaign; I will watch his second term with considerable interest.
In other election news the Republican party lost some elections because of inaccurate and insensitive rape commentary, Wisconsin elected the country’s first openly-gay Senator, Maine, Maryland, and Washington voted to legalize gay marriage while Minnesota rejected a constitutional amendment to the contrary, and Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use.