President Barack Obama won his re-election after a tough battle Tuesday night, defeating former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with 303 to Romney’s 202 electoral votes.

The nation’s weak economy plagued Obama’s first term, but in victory, he confidently promised better days ahead.

In the wee hours of the morning, Obama spoke to thousands of cheering supporters in his hometown of Chicago.  He praised his opponent and spoke of optimism for the next four years.

While our road has been hard, though our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come.

“We are greater than the sums of our individual ambitions…” (c) @barackobama #TeamObama #fb

— Michelle Brown (@ATLien) November 7, 2012

Video + transcript of Obama’s 2012 Election victory speech below… Continue Reading…