The 2012 presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election. The results of the election came in at 04:00am GMT. It was reported that this was going to be the closest election ever.
The candidates were as follows: Barack Obama, and his Vice-Presidential candidate, Joe Biden; and Mitt Romney, and his Vice-Presidential candidate Paul Ryan. The campaign slogans were different; Romney's slogan was "Believing in America", whilst Obama's slogan was "Forward". I think Romney's slogan was better because Romney always said that he believed in America, and this made me feel that he wanted to help America on the whole, as well as the people. I believe that this made him the better man for the job.
The election came down to the five key swing states. These states were crucial on deciding the election. These states were Pennsylvania, Florida, Colorado, Virginia, and Ohio. A swing state does not always vote for the one person.
The debates leading up to the election were also key in deciding the results of the election. In these debates, the two candidates debate their key issues, whilst attempting to counter their opponent. So in the first debate, Romney came out on top as Obama didn't hold his own. However, as the debates continued, Obama started to fight back, and by October, he was leading on the polls. By this time, it was said that many people had decided who they wanted to win.
As the votes started to be counted, it was clear it was going to be a close election, until the electoral votes came in. Obama won most of the swing states, which gave him a lead. The results were that Obama won with 303 electoral votes, to Romney's 206.
On hearing the result, many people breathed a sigh of relief. However, I feel that America made the wrong choice. Obama made promises to the people of America, and he did not keep all these promises. Obama wanted to only withdraw troops that were on combat missions by 2014, and he wanted to increase the number of troops in Afghanistan. He didn't keep this promise, so I feel like I can't trust him or the promises that he has made. However, Obama is a people person. He wants to help the people, and he believes in the people as well. I feel that this is a good thing, and hopefully he might do some of the things that he has promised.
The presidential election was exciting, because of all the pressure, the tension and how close the voting was. The campaigning was amazing and always very interesting. I think this was a learning experience for the candidates, but I also learned a lot from this election.
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