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Credit: ABC In the wee hours last Wednesday morning, Mitt Romney faced somber on-lookers in Boston. The GOP candidate gave the president his blessing, and receded from the race. It was official, Obama, and America’s Democratic Party, triumphed on Election Day. Barack Obama took the stage in Chicago with his family and announced victory. “The freedom which so many Americans have fought for and died for,” he told the boisterous crowd, “come with responsibilities as well as rights.” In light of

Credit: motherjones.com The 2012 election cycle produced an unprecedented amount of political spending. The two major parties lended their monetary support to maximize the advertisement of their hopeful candidates. The Republican party experienced a lack of bang-for-the-buck having lost several contests including the presidency. Less than stellar election results leave Republican donors unhappy with the performance of their campaigns. Big GOP donors are likely upset with the performance of the

During this election cycle, IVN covered third party candidates to ensure voters could access information about the wide range of choices they had at the ballot box. Gary Johnson, from the Libertarian Party, received 1,139,562 votes which represents 0.9% of the popular vote. He is the third party candidate who has done the best this year, but fell far short of the 5% needed to receive public funding for the 2016 Libertarian candidate. He is, however, the most successful Libertarian Party candida

of all US Senators are up for re-election. Every two years approximately one-third 1. Max Baucus (Montana) Baucus is the longest-serving US Senator in the history of Montana, having first won election in 1978. He has voted to allow concealed carry and was a major player in the passage of the Affordable Care Act. 2. Mark Begich (Alaska) Begich is the former mayor of Anchorage and defeated Ted Stevens in 2008, the longest-serving Republican US Senator in history. In his term in the Senate,

Credit: Wikimedia.org The United States Senate has 12 new Members joining its ranks. The balance of power essentially remains unchanged as the Democratic Party retains its majority while Angus King replaces fellow Independent Joe Lieberman. Below is a short bio on each new Senator-elect. Angus King, I - ME Angus King is the former governor of Maine, and will replace Joe Lieberman as the second independent Senator in its chambers. King will fill Sen. Olympia Snowe's seat who is retiring, and h

Atif Cheema/The Daily Northwestern Young people may have sealed President Obama’s re-election, according to a series of post-election tallies. While there was concern about the political interest of voters aged 18 to 29, this demographic came out to the polls in record numbers Tuesday. According to a Gallup Poll published in July, only 58 percent of registered young voters in the United States said they would "definitely vote" in the 2012 election. This statistic was well below the 78 percent

In presidential elections, especially since 2000, it is a knee jerk reaction for members of the party that lost to blame third party and independent voters. After the results of election night, some Republicans blame Gary Johnson and other third party candidates for Mitt Romney’s loss in key battleground states. Do Republicans have an argument to make? Virginia 99.5% of precincts reporting: * Barack Obama - 1,852,123 * Mitt Romney - 1,745,397 * Gary Johnson - 30,003 * Virgil Goode - 13,4

In presidential elections, especially since 2000, it is a knee jerk reaction for members of the party that lost to blame third party and independent voters. After the results of election night, some Republicans blame Gary Johnson and other third party candidates for Mitt Romney’s loss in key battleground states. Do Republicans have an argument to make? Virginia 99.5% of precincts reporting: * Barack Obama - 1,852,123 * Mitt Romney - 1,745,397 * Gary Johnson - 30,003 * Virgil Goode - 13,4

Credit: Stacey Wescott After a long wait for the results, Democrat Tammy Baldwin won the Wisconsin Senatorial race with 52 percent of the vote, beating out Republican Tommy Thompson by 7 percentage points. Wisconsin was the center of a fierce fight for the the Senate seat between Baldwin and Thompson. Both were trying to replace long time Senator Herb Kohl, who is retiring, in a seat that has been held by the Democrats since 1957. The seat was highly disputed, as the winner will influence who

CNN is reporting that President Obama won Virginia, although narrowly, with 50 percent to Romney's 49 percent. The swing state consists of 13 electoral votes, which are critical to securing a seat at the oval office, although the president secured the necessary 270 electoral votes well before Virginia was called. Running up to the election Obama and Romney were statistically tied 48% to 47% respectively, however Obama has lead Romney since his campaign started in early 2012 (Rasmussen had Romne