Obama Does It Again
Officially winning the November presidential election, congratulations are in order as our 44th president was re-elected for a second term. Barack Obama took some time to announce his victory and give thanks for support given through various tweets. The first of many began at 11:14 pm Tuesday, November 6, on Twitter.
This happened because of you. Thank you.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012
Barack Obama’s twitter account would then post a personal message sent from the president himself.
We’re all in this together. That’s how we campaigned, and that’s who we are. Thank you. -bo
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012
Shortly followed by this tweet…
Thank you. instagr.am/p/RvkYbfmueB/
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012
After a hard fought battle for the 2012 presidential race Mitt Romney eventually conceded to Barack Obama and the president graciously accepted his 2nd term during this speech.
President Obama in his victory speech last night: “For the United States of America, the best is yet to come.” OFA.BO/XBCTt8
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012
President Obama would then make history, passing Justin Beiber as the most tweeted tweet with over a million tweets by tweeting this…
Four more years. twitter.com/BarackObama/st…
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012
Mitt Romney Impeached! Obama Steals Election!
Of course Romney couldn’t be impeached as he has never been president, but it does make for a great headline. And more than headlines, this election set quiet a few new records. For example record spending on each side of the campaign was recorded. Even twitter helped to set a few records of their own. Romney versus Obama currently holds the title as the most tweeted political event in the history of the United States. The Barack Obama tweet that garnered over a million retweets. And yesterday over 300,000 tweets were being sent per minute during election day/night.
Did the events of the 1012 presidential election turn out the way you expected? How did Social Media affect your election experience this year?
