Voting Issues: Long Lines in Florida, Confusion in New Jersey
As the voting day has progressed, we've seen some reports of irregularities.. Throughout the day, we'll be surveying our reporters and other news organizations and keep track of significant...
View ArticleLive Blog: Battleground
**Refresh this page often for the latest updates.**A quick head's up on what this is. The Battleground is an aggregation of NPR member stations' content produced during election night. It's curated by...
View ArticleSome States Called; Eyes On Crucial Swing States Amid Close Race
Americans elected Barack Obama to a second term Tuesday, with the president capturing or on the verge of winning all of the key states that had been at the center of his hard-fought campaign against...
View ArticleOBAMA WINS RE-ELECTION
The euphoria of Barack Obama's supporters on election night four years ago was replaced Tuesday by relief, as the incumbent president won a second term over Republican Mitt Romney in an effort powered...
View ArticleAudio and Transcript: Romney's Concession Speech
Transcript of Mitt Romney's concession speech in the presidential race in Boston. Source: Federal News Service Editor's Note: NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by a contractor for NPR, and...
View ArticleTranscript: President Obama's Victory Speech
Transcript of President Obama's victory speech in Chicago. Source: Federal News Service Editor's Note: NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by a contractor for NPR, and accuracy and...
View ArticleVideo: An Awkward Moment, as Karl Rove Objects to Fox's Ohio Call
If you were plugged into the polls, odds are nothing really surprised you about last night.
View ArticleFive Truisms About the 2012 Election ... That Weren't True
The balloons have fallen, the bunting's down, and President Obama has been re-elected. That means Mitt Romney has been defeated — and with him, many election aspects that we presumed to be true. (You...
View ArticleIn Hindsight, Those Presidential Polls Looked Just Fine
For as much criticism as pollsters endured in the run-up to Election Day, a look back shows many of them hit very close to the bull's-eye for the presidential race — but some did better than others....
View ArticleFour Days Later, Florida Declares for Obama
Four days after the polls closed, Florida has announced that President Obama won the state's 29 electoral votes. As the AP writes:"That gives the president a total of 332 electoral votes to Mitt...
View ArticleWith Millions Spent, GOP 'Investors' Saw Little Return Election Night
A "return on investment" is a concept better known to Wall Street than to Washington. But after President Obama and the Democrats won most of the close elections last week there are questions about the...
View ArticleOnline, Texas Secessionists Petition the White House (Updated)
Update: Gov. Rick Perry has weighed in on the online secession petition. The Dallas Morning News has posted a comment from Perry press secretary Catherine Frazier, who says the Governor believes...
View ArticleRomney to Have Lunch With Obama at the White House
The 2012 presidential contenders will break bread at the White House on Thursday. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney "will have a private lunch at the White House with President Obama in the...
View ArticleA Month After the Election, Texas Casts Its Electoral Votes
Though the election was called for President Barack Obama over a month ago, members of the Electoral College will officially cast their votes today.Texas electors will meet to cast the state’s...
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