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NUBIAN MESSAGE
RALEIGH, NC n VOL. XI, ISSUE 8 n THENUBIANMESSAGE.COM n NOVEMBER 8th, 2012
We in there ’doe P
Kierra Leggett Editor-in- Chief
resident Barack
hometown of Chicago. He
America the best has yet to
Obama may have
was accompanied by his wife
come.”
a lot of problems
and two daughters.
he has to deal with, but as of Tuesday, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is no longer one of them. With 303 electoral votes, Obama won re-election and secured his place in the White House for another four years. At about 1:30 a.m.
“We are an American
Romney won 206
the people’s work.” With the Republican Party gaining control in the
electoral votes and 48
House of Representatives and
family, and we rise or fall
percent of the popular vote.
Democrats strengthening
together as one nation and
In his brief concession
its control in the Senate, the
as one people,” Obama said. “Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up,
Wednesday, Obama
we have fought our way back,
addressed the American
and we know in our hearts
public from a stage in his
that for the United States of
speech, which he gave at about 1 a.m. Wednesday, Romney urged Americans to unite. “The nation, as you know, is at a critical point,” Romney said. “At a time like
willingness of Congress to set aside party ties will be crucial to the effectiveness of the legislative branch during Obama’s second term. In keeping with his
this, we can’t risk partisan
slogan throughout the 2012
bickering and political
campaign, Obama told the
posturing. Our leaders have
crowd Wednesday of the
to reach across the aisle to do
challenges that will likely
Obama continued page 3