When the race has truly been decided and reputational politics can safely be set aside for a moment, even candidates for the highest office in the land may indulge their deepest emotions. At least that’s what newly re-elected President Barack Obama and his defeated Republican challenger Mitt Romney seemed to believe.
Scarcely three days after his dramatic win, Mr. Obama allowed himself a few tears as he addressed campaign staff at an Obama for America office in Chicago, the city where he celebrated his triumph at a grand watch party on Tuesday evening.
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“It’s not that you remind me of myself, it’s that you’re so much better than I was. You’re smarter and you’re better organised and you’re more effective,” Mr. Obama told his support team, adding, “What Bobby Kennedy called the ‘ripples of hope,’ when you throw a stone in the lake, that’s you.”
Saying he had come “full circle,” since his days as a community organiser in Chicago’s South Side and wiping away tears to the crowd’s applause, he noted, “Because what you guys have done means the work that I’m doing is important. And I’m really proud of that. I’m really proud of all of you.” The video of his speech has since gone viral on the social media.
Stunning loss
On the other side of the table, in Massachusetts, Mr. Romney and his campaign struggled to make sense of their stunning loss, with one of his senior advisers admitting to CBS news channel that he was “shell-shocked,” when he ultimately realised he would not be walking into the Oval Office.
According to CBS, his adviser said, “We went into the evening confident we had a good path to victory... I don’t think there was one person who saw this coming.” “But once Colorado and Florida were also called for Obama, Romney knew it was over,” reports from his camp noted, adding that Mr. Romney’s running-mate Paul Ryan also seemed shocked by the loss, and both Ann Romney and Paul Ryan’s wife Janna cried at that point.
Keywords: US Presidential elections, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Democrats, Republicans
This is capitalism at its peak, isnt it? Only one man makes it to the top, only one can survive while hopes of millions get dashed. And that does not make me a socialist or a Romney supporter. I am as enamored of hard work getting rewarded and innovations getting recognized as the next person, but sometimes this 'race to the top', which is natural consequence of 'survival of the fittest' saddens me. I was supporting Obama throughout and had issues with some of the people that Romney associated himself with, but in the end they were both equally good contenders. Also any race of this sort omits any chances of cooperation, which is what the US and the world need right now. Don't know what an ideal solution can be like or even if there is an ideal solution - but just some food for thought. Romney has some great ideas about the economy and they should be heard. I hope Obama makes a break from the past and takes all the help that he can get.
In politics, sports, family life or anywhere, one should play a fair game and also convince
Others that you are fair in every sense. In the electionsin USA, Obama played a decent
Game from the beginning to end and went to the rescue of the victims at different locations
Canceling election schedules to wipe their tears.Romney on the other hand , immediately
After the storm , FOR ONE DAY AFTER THE STORM, DID NOT CANCEL THE ELECTION
SCHEDULE AND CORRECTED IT THE SECOND DAY, Possibly on advice from friends.
THere HE MISSED THE BUS in his attempt to enter the Oval office. ROMNEY, RYAN and
Family members cried now, because they lacked the vision to convince others about their
Concern for those who were really suffering after the storm. Obama, even after the
resounding success is very humble and he is expressing his gratitude to those who have
Helped him TO SERVE THE NATION. This is a case study for all, who wantsnto succed.
C.P.Chandra Das from Usa
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