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The U.S. election was not quite as close as many pundits expected, with Barack Obama defeating Mitt Romney by a close, but decisive margin.
Barack Obama has won the U.S. Election, with a projected 303 electoral votes (although his win in Florida will almost certainly be subject to a recount).
BREAKING THE DEADLOCK: As Fiscal Cliff approaches, Obama reaches out to Romney
'I WISH I HAD BEEN ABLE TO FULFIL YOUR HOPES': How Romney likely brought an end to his political career
2:10 p.m. ET
Diane Sawyer sets Twitter abuzz with slurred election-night performance
One question that endures following Barack Obama's election victory Tuesday night is: What was up with Diane Sawyer?
The veteran ABC anchor and newswoman set off a Twitter storm as she slurred her way through the evening, to the evident discomfort of her colleagues and co-hosts.
"No, really, I think she is drunk," went one typical message. "I'll have what she's having," and "And Diane Sawyer declares tonight's winner is… chardonnay!" joked other tweets. According to San Francisco's SFGate.com, she referred to the president as "Orama" at one point. Another time she called him "President Barack," Fox News reports.
1:15 p.m. ET
What Obama has in common with FDR
Among those less than pleased with Obama's re-election, two of the largest points of contention are the president's slim popular vote split with Mitt Romney and the fact that voters seemed to reward him for making little progress on fixing the economy and creating jobs. As it turns out, there is a historical model for a president being re-elected under very similar conditions:
2012 U.S. election results as of 12:15 p.m. ET
12:05 p.m. ET
Rejection of both Romney and Ryan leaves GOP adrift
"If you're a Republican strategist," the National Post's Matt Gurney writes, "the only thing that could make you feel worse this morning is knowing the next four years aren't going to be any more pleasant":
Voters rejected Romney, someone with a history of pragmatic, moderate, economically successful governance. They rejected Ryan, the Tea Party darling with solid social conservative credibility. What exactly will it take for the Republicans to get a balanced ticket that will appeal to voters? President Obama isn't the anti-Christ that some of his critics make him out to be, but he was, to say the least, vulnerable.
In fairness to both Romney and Ryan, both were compromised in key ways. Romney undercut his own moderate image by pandering to the socially conservative fringe of the party. "Severely conservative" indeed. And Ryan, best known for his economic plan, had to distance himself from that plan lest it freak out voters fearful of losing their own entitlements. Neither man, in other words, was playing to their strengths.
But that was for a reason. The Republicans don't even know what their strengths are anymore. And what they're trying to be just doesn't appeal to enough voters. Having run a moderate for president and a hard-liner as VP, and seeing both fail even in their home states, Republicans are running out of ideas even faster than they are white male voters.
Read more from Matt Gurney on the troubling state of the Republican party in the National Post
11:50 a.m. ET
Stocks are tanking on Fiscal Cliff worries after U.S. vote
World shares and the euro fell this morning as traders turned their focus to the festering fiscal problems in the United States and Europe after the re-election of President Barack Obama signaled no dramatic shift in U.S. economic policies.
Concerns persisted over whether Obama could reach a timely deal with Republican lawmakers to avert the "fiscal cliff" — the $600 billion in automatic tax hikes and spending cuts set to kick in on Jan. 1. Economists warned such a move would tip the world's biggest economy into a recession.
"Unfortunately, the honeymoon doesn't last very long in real time and we knew that regardless of the outcome of the election, our focus would immediately be shifted to the 'fiscal cliff,' which is going to be difficult in and of itself," said Art Hogan, managing director of Lazard Capital Markets in New York.
Read more about how the markets are reacting to Obama's re-election in the Financial Post
11:35 a.m. ET
The vindication of Nate Silver
In the weeks leading up to the election, prized New York Times poll guru Nate Silver and his FiveThirtyEight blog incurred the wrath of pundits and voters alike for suggesting the presidential race was perhaps not the horse-race many in the media and the Twittersphere were making it out to be. Silver, his critics charged, was confused and naive at best and a shill for the Obama campaign at worst.
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough was among his most vocals opponents, saying last week of Silver's then-projection of a 73.6% chance of victory for Obama that "anybody that thinks that this race is anything but a tossup now is such an ideologue [that] they should be kept away from typewriters, computers, laptops and microphones for the next ten days, because they're jokes." Silver was confident enough in his methodology that he challenged Scarborough to a $2,000 bet that Obama would win.
Meanwhile, at Politico, media reporter Dylan Byers wondered aloud how thoroughly a Romney victory would discredit Silver, suggesting such a scenario would cast him in history as a "one-term celebrity" after he initially rose to fame due to a reliably accurate reading of the 2008 presidential race.
As it turns out, the FiveThirtyEight projections for the 2012 election were almost dead on, leaving Business Insider editor-in-chief Henry Blodget with a pair of questions for those who came out in such strong opposition to Silver's math: "Did you actually believe that Romney was going to win, or … were you just rooting and hoping for Romney despite the bad poll news?"
10:55 a.m. ET
'Revolution!': Donald Trump and Fox News suffer epic election-night meltdowns after Obama's victory
The National Post's Sarah Boesveld writes:
What began with a quick concessionary tweet — "well, back to the drawing board" — quickly boiled over into a denial-laden meltdown as The Donald proclaimed the results a "total sham and a travesty."
"Lets fight like hell and stop this great and disgusting injustice!" he tweeted. "The world is laughing at us."
No, the world is laughing at you, his critics charged, delighted by the multimillionaire's prolonged outburst online, in which he called on Americans to spur a "revolution" and march on Washington.
"Our nation is a once great nation divided!" he tweeted, before pegging the electoral college as a "disaster."
Read a full account of Trump's outburst in the National Post
10:15 a.m. ET
Obama's election sends a message to America's immoderates
From the National Post's Kelly McParland:
Generally speaking, voters aren't ideologues who operate form a core set of inflexible principles they apply judiciously to candidates. Enough of them make up their minds based on the situation and the individual candidate to ensure chronic unpredictability. Successful leaders need to be able to bend a bit to accommodate them, without putting their entire belief system in question.
Tuesday's vote would appear to indicate Democrats have absorbed this lesson to a greater degree than Republicans. Romney succeeded as governor because he practised moderation, but during his presidential run he was squeezed ever-more relentlessly towards the fringes of his party by the need to placate the social conservatives and fiscal zealots who dominate its congressional caucus. The further he moved the dimmer his chances appeared.
Bloomberg Businessweek takes an early look at the next four years
Barack Obama's victory speech is still echoing through Chicago's McCormick Place, but many are wasting no time at all getting ready for the next four years of his presidency. Bloomberg Businessweek, for one, released its Nov. 12-18 issue cover this morning, and the staff does not seem optimistic about the president retaining his youthful vigor:
The magazine also prepared a similar cover in the case of a Mitt Romney victory, which, in the interest of transparency, they've posted online as well.
8:45 a.m. ET
Todd Akin, Republican who was Senate favourite until he made 'legitimate rape' comments, loses
Missouri Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin, who sparked a furor in August with comments about "legitimate rape," was defeated by Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill on Tuesday.
Until the rape comment, Akin was considered the favorite to beat McCaskill in a state that has trended Republican and voted for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday.
But the race reversed course after Akin's comment to a television station that women have natural defenses against pregnancy from "legitimate rape."
7:57 a.m. ET
Democrats hold Senate, Republicans keep House
Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate, but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they lost two years ago. President Barack Obama, in his freshly authorized second term, will face the same divided Congress in 2013 that has bedeviled efforts to enact his major legislation.
"Now that the election is over, it's time to put politics aside and work together to find solutions," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who may have a slightly bigger working majority – but not as big as the filibuster-proof one Obama enjoyed his first two years in the White House.
7:18 a.m. ET
Analysis: Win puts Obama in position to expand government
Both sides called it a generation-defining race for the White House: a choice between Democrat Barack Obama's brand of government activism and Republican Mitt Romney's commitment to reducing Washington's role in Americans' daily lives.
Obama's victory, however, did not settle that question.
Instead, the hard-fought battle for the White House exposed an electorate deeply divided by race, age and party.
STATE OF PLAY AT 6:10 a.m. ET
- Still no definitive victory in Florida, despite nearly all the votes being counted. Barack Obama holds a razor-thin lead with 49.8% of the vote compared to Romney's 49.3%. Since the tallies are so close, the vote will almost certainly go to a recount. Ultimately, however, Florida alone will not decide the election; Barack Obama has won.
- As the race stands currently, Barack Obama has won 303 electoral votes and Mitt Romney has won 206. Obama holds a lead in the popular vote as well, with 58,857,426 votes compared to Romney's 56,551,333.
5:44 a.m. ET
California rejects proposition to label genetically altered food
Backing for the measure crumbled in the face of a $46-million ad blitz funded largely by Monsanto Co, PepsiCo and other food and agriculture companies. The ads warned that the initiative would raise grocery prices and create a confusing set of rules for state farmers and grocers.
The United States is the world's largest market for foods derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Many popular processed foods — including soy milk, soup and breakfast cereal — are made with soybeans, corn and other biotech crops whose genetic traits have been manipulated, often to make them resistant to insects and pesticides.
5:32 a.m. ET
Puerto Rico vote first step in making island 51st U.S. state
Puerto Ricans faced a fundamental question on Election Day: Should they change their ties with the United States?
Citizens in the U.S. island territory cannot vote in the U.S. presidential election, but many were excited to participate in a referendum on whether to push the territory toward statehood, greater autonomy or independence.
Car horns blared and party flags waved after polling stations closed following what election officials said was a high voter turnout. During the day, many voters carried umbrellas against the blistering tropical sun as temperatures neared 90 degrees Fahrenheit (31 degrees Celsius)
STATE OF PLAY AT 4:51 a.m. ET
- Still no definitive victory in Florida, despite nearly all the votes being counted. Barack Obama holds a razor-thin lead with 49.8% of the vote compared to Romney's 49.3%.
- Republican congresswoman and Tea Party favourite Michele Bachmann beat her Democrat rival Jim Graves by a very thin margin, with most media outlets holding back on projecting a winner in the Minnesota race until a bit before 5 a.m.
- Puerto Rico appears to have voted to become the 51st U.S. state.
- As the race stands currently, Barack Obama has won 303 electoral votes and Mitt Romney has won 206. Obama holds a lead in the popular vote as well, with 58,156,996 votes compared to Romney's 56,130,459.
Barack Obama's victory speech
4:08 a.m. ET
On Colorado and Washington's vote to legalize marijuana
The Washington measure was notable for its sponsors and supporters, who ranged from public health experts and wealthy high-tech executives to two of the Justice Department's top former officials in Seattle, U.S. Attorneys John McKay and Kate Pflaumer.
"Marijuana policy reform remains an issue where the people lead and the politicians follow," said Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance, which opposes the co-called "war on drugs." "But Washington State shows that many politicians are beginning to catch up."
Estimates have showed pot taxes could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars a year, but the sales won't start until state officials make rules to govern the legal weed industry.
Read more
4:04 a.m. ET
Full text of Obama's victory speech now available
Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.
It moves forward because of you. It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit that has lifted this country from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope, the belief that while each of us will pursue our own individual dreams, we are an American family and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people.
3:24 a.m. ET
Maine and Maryland first U.S. states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote
Maine and Maryland have become the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote.
The outcomes in Maine and Maryland broke a 32-state streak, dating back to 1998, in which gay marriage had been rebuffed by every state that held a vote on it. They will become the seventh and eighth states to allow same-sex couples to marry.
"For the first time, voters in Maine and Maryland voted to allow loving couples to make lifelong commitments through marriage — forever taking away the right-wing talking point that marriage equality couldn't win on the ballot," said Chad Griffin of the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay-rights group.
3:24 a.m. ET
Republicans' weakness with minorities may have been the fatal blow for Romney Tuesday night
3:01 a.m. ET
Florida going down to the wire. Here's a look at where the race stands
FLORIDA (with 99% of polls reporting)
Barack Obama: 49.9% (4,082,518 votes)
Mitt Romney: 49.2% (4,020,487 votes)
Other: 0.7% (70,257 votes)
Barack Obama during his election night victory rally speech in Chicago Tuesday
STATE OF PLAY AT 2:56 a.m. ET
- With 99% of the votes counted, still no definitive winner in Florida. Barack Obama holds 50% of the vote, a 0.8% lead over Mitt Romney.
- Romney has won Alaska declared, taking 55.2% of the vote
- Maryland has voted to expand legalized gambling.
- In other notable ballot initiatives Tuesday, Michigan voted against an initiative that would kill a bridge to Canada, and Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana.
- Republican congresswoman and Tea Party favourite Michele Bachmann is in a dead heat against her Democrat rival Jim Graves in Minnesota. With 86% of polls reporting, she led Graves by a margin of about 1,600 votes.
- Barack Obama holds a 303 to 206 lead over Romney in electoral votes. Obama also holds a lead in the popular vote at 55,959,254 votes compared to Romney's 54,476,657. When media outlets began calling the race for Obama Tuesday night, Romney still held a slim lead over Obama in the popular vote, prompting Donald Trump to call for a U.S. "revolution."
2:24 a.m. ET
Celebration outside White House Wednesday morning
2:22 a.m. ET
Gay marriage, legalized pot and death: The Post's Chris Selley takes a final look at key ballot initiatives Americans voted on Tuesday
The final tally (or at least as final as I'm willing to stay up for!) on what I think are the most consequential ballot initiatives I've been following tonight:
- As previously reported, Michiganders seem to be fine with a new, Canadian government-funded bridge to Canada.
- Same-sex marriage is still up in Maryland (51.7%), with 93.3% of precincts reporting; and in Maine (53.2%), with 71% reporting (the Bangor Daily News has called it a win); and in Washington state (51.8%), with 60% reporting; and in Minnesota, where with 67% reporting, 51% are opposed to constitutionally restricting "marriage" to one man and one woman.
- Legalizing — not decriminalizing, legalizing — marijuana is up in Colorado (the Denver Post has called it for Yes at 54% with 68% reporting) and in Washington (55.5%, with 60% reporting); but is apparently down and out in Oregon (The Oregonian has called it at 55% against, with 69% reporting). We thought you were cool, Oregon.
- With 24% reporting, Californians seem poised to uphold the death penalty (only 44% in support of abolition) but also to soften the notorious three-strikes law (69% in support of making life imprisonment contingent on a serious offence).
- With 93% reporting, in a shift from previous trends, Massachusetts seems prepared to reject doctor-assisted suicide, 51% to 49%.
2:15 a.m. ET
Obama's speech getting good reviews on Twitter
2:08 a.m. ET
In case you missed it earlier, Mitt Romney's concession speech
2:00 a.m. ET
Obama: We remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are the United States of America
1:58 a.m. ET
Obama: America, I believe we can build on the progress that we've made
1:54 a.m. ET
Obama: What makes America exceptional are the bonds that hold together the most diverse nation on earth
1:54 a.m. ET
Obama: The role of citizen in our democracy does not with your vote. American has never been about what can be done FOR us but what can be done BY us
1:54 a.m. ET
Obama: These arguments we have are a mark of our liberty. As we speak, people in distant nations are risking their lives for the chance to argue like we do
Barack Obama delivers his victory speech after being reelected for a second term at McCormick Place Tuesday in Chicago1:52 a.m. ET
Obama: Democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated
1:52 a.m. ET
Obama: "We want our children to live in a world without the destructive power of a warming planet"
1:45 a.m. ET
Obama to volunteers: You lifted me up the whole way and I will always be grateful
1:40 a.m. ET
Obama: "Whether you held an Obama sign or a Romney sign … you made a difference."
1:40 a.m. ET
Obama: We know in our hearts that the best is yet to come
1:39 a.m. ET
Obama: Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward. It moves forward because of you
Barack Obama walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia to deliver his victory speech Tuesday night in Chicago
1:36 a.m. ET
Barack Obama takes the stage to deliver his victory speech
1:35 a.m. ET
Race in Florida still a toss up. Here's where the race stands early Wednesday morning:
FLORIDA (with 98% of polls reporting)
Barack Obama: 49.9% (4,043,614 votes)
Mitt Romney: 49.2% (3,983,722 votes)
Other: 0.7% (69,628)
STATE OF PLAY AT 1:30 a.m. ET
- Mitt Romney has conceded the election, encouraging Americans to move beyond "partisan bickering" at this critical point in the nation's history
- Florida remains a toss-up. With 98% of votes counted, Barack Obama holds 49.9% and Mitt Romney holds 49.2%. That's a difference of 59,892 votes
- Obama now holds the lead in the popular vote as well as the electoral college vote. 52,000,354 votes have been counted supporting Obama compared to 51,655,370 for Romney
- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has reached out to offer his congratulations to the American President. "I look forward to working with the Obama Administration over the next four years to continue finding ways to increase trade and investment flows between our countries," Harper said in his statement
- Obama supporters are currently waiting for the president's victory speech in Chicago
1:29 a.m. ET
Stephen Harper congratulates Barack Obama on his victory
"On behalf of the Government of Canada, I would like to congratulate President Barack Obama on his victory in tonight's election and on being re-elected by the American people for a second term.
"Canada and the United States enjoy one of the closest and most extensive relationships in the world.
"Over the last four years, the President and I have worked on several important bilateral initiatives to generate jobs and growth in both our countries. This includes the Beyond the Border Action Plan, which will speed up trade and travel across our borders while also enhancing security.
We are also working together with other partners to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, which seeks to boost trade in the Asia-Pacific region.
"I look forward to working with the Obama Administration over the next four years to continue finding ways to increase trade and investment flows between our countries. This includes putting in place the transportation and security infrastructure necessary to take bilateral commercial relations to new heights and reducing red tape so companies on both sides of the border can create more jobs."
"I also look forward to continuing to work with President Obama on pressing global economic issues as well as on security challenges, such as those in Iran and Syria.
"I would also like to congratulate all incoming and re-elected Members of Congress and Governors. Close cooperation between our two countries will be essential as we seek to create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity over the coming months and years."
Mitt Romney delivers his concession speech during his election night rally in Boston, Massachusetts, Wednesday morning1:20 a.m. ET
Barack Obama's message to supporters after being declared winner in Tuesday's election:
I'm about to go speak to the crowd here in Chicago, but I wanted to thank you first.
I want you to know that this wasn't fate, and it wasn't an accident. You made this happen.
You organized yourselves block by block. You took ownership of this campaign five and ten dollars at a time. And when it wasn't easy, you pressed forward.
I will spend the rest of my presidency honoring your support, and doing what I can to finish what we started.
But I want you to take real pride, as I do, in how we got the chance in the first place.
Today is the clearest proof yet that, against the odds, ordinary Americans can overcome powerful interests.
There's a lot more work to do.
But for right now: Thank you.
1:00 a.m. ET
12:56 a.m. ET
Romney: I pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation
Romney: I wish all of them well, but particularly the president, the first lady and their daughters.
Romney thanks Paul Ryan: Crowd goes wild
Romney: Ann would have made a wonderful First Lady
Mitt Romney delivers his concession speech during his election night rally in Boston
12:55 a.m. ET
Mitt Romney takes the stage to deliver his concession speech
Barack Obama supporters celebrate as CNN projects victory for Obama on election night Tuesday.
12:55 a.m. ET
CNN: Romney has conceded the election to Barack Obama and Republican supporters are expecting a speech from Romney any minute
12:50 a.m. ET
From Slate.com's Hanna Rosin
The only depressing part about Missouri Republican Todd Akin's loss to Claire McCaskill tonight were the tepid emotions expressed in the exit polls. When asked about Akin's infamous pontification about "legitimate rape" and the female body's magical ability to shut down pregnancies, Missouri voters reported that "at the very least, they gave the comment some consideration in the voting booth."
12:44 a.m. ET
From the National Post's Kathryn Blaze Carlson
Republican Party needs to widen its tent — a lot.
This much is clear: If the Republican Party wants to be a viable, national White House contender going forward, it desperately needs to capture more blacks, Hispanics, Jews, women and youth. Period. Somewhere around 91% of those who cast ballots in the Republican primaries — also known as the mobilized, engaged GOP base — were white. As demographics shift, with some 60,000 Hispanics coming of voting age each month, for example, the Republicans need to find a way to widen the tent and attract people who are not white and who are not male. Exit polls show the president did even better among women than he did back in 2008 — enjoying a massive 12-point gap — and that Mr. Romney did far worse among Hispanics than George W. Bush did eight years ago, earning just 25% support to the former Texas governor's more than 40%. The rhetoric and tone on immigration simply must change, as does the language around rape and abortion — evidenced, in part, by the projected losses suffered by two GOP congressional contenders who made high-profile gaffes on those issues during the campaign. Hillary Clinton would face a steep battle in 2016 if she tries to earn the Democrats a third term, but it could well happen if the Republicans do not reflect and launch themselves anew.
An Obama supporter celebrates during his election night victory rally in Chicago TuesdaySTATE OF PLAY AT 12:41 a.m. ET
- Obama, Romney still in dead heat in Florida. With 96% of the polls reporting, Obama is in the lead with 49.9% of the vote. Romney holds 49.3%
- AP has projected Obama to win in Virginia with a razor-thin margin/li>
- Democrat Martin Heinrich is projected to win his Senate seat in New Mexico
- Democrats maintain control of the Senate with a slim majority, winning seats from Republicans in Massachusetts and Indiana
- Colorado and Washington have both approved measures to legalize marijuana for recreational use
- In the aftermath of the Obama being declared winner, Donald Trump appears to have used his Twitter account to call for a revolution
- At issue in Trump's tweet is that Obama was declared winner while he was losing the popular vote. By early Wednesday, that was still the case. Obama holds 49,145,127 votes compared to Romney's 49,180,784 votes
- Supporters are waiting for both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to give speeches to supporters
Supporters of Barack Obama cheer during his election night rally in Chicago Tuesday night11:56 p.m. ET
Jonathan Kay: A dark, dark day for American conservatism
The 2008 presidential election — just four years ago, but it seems so much more than that — was a milestone for American liberalism. Barack Obama not only became the first black president in U.S. history — the living embodiment of the race-blind ideal that had inspired liberals since the Civil Rights era — he also proved to be a muscular leftist mover on dozens of important issues.
He ended don't-ask-don't-tell, endorsed gay marriage, set America down the road to universal health care, imposed a decisively Kenynesian response on the worst American recession since the 1930s, reversed George W. Bush's torture policies, championed green energy, and got U.S. troops out of Iraq. And he topped it off by staring down the Super PAC-fuelled, FOX News-supported GOP juggernaut of 2012 — and won, bad economy and all.
Not all of his projects worked out (e.g., Solyndra). And many of his policies — such as his refusal to close Guantanamo, end the drone war, or prosecute Wall Street bankers — disappointed his young, urban, left-wing base. But there is little doubt but that his first term was, on the main, a triumph for the moderate American left.
11:56 p.m. ET
Kelly McParland: Obama defies economy to pull of U.S. election victory
Barack Obama overcame an anaemic economy, a hostile Congress and one of the most bitter, partisan elections ever held to secure a second term in the White House Tuesday.
An election that cost $6 billion – the most expensive ever held anywhere by one calculation – which saw Obama accused of everything from socialism to treason and which seemed to split the country straight down the middle, ended with the president wrapping up enough of the battleground states to defeat Republican Mitt Romney, a candidate who sometimes seemed less popular with his own party than with voters themselves.
The victory defied history in returning to the White House an incumbent who struggled through one of the worst recessions in 80 years with what seemed like little progress.
Four more years. http://t.co/bAJE6Vom—
Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 07, 2012
11:56 p.m. ET
From the National Post's Chris Selley
An update on the various interesting ballot initiatives:
- Michigan media outlets agree that Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun's very expensive motion to make any new link to Canada subject to a referendum is dead, dead, dead. Truly, anti-billionairism is the last remaining acceptable prejudice. For shame, Michiganders! Seriously though, Stephen Harper, Republican Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and the vast majority of Michigan's business community will consider this very good news. I offer commiserations to my colleague Terence Corcoran.
- The lead for Colorado's motion to legalize marijuana has narrowed, but with 30% reporting is still up 52.7% to 47.2%. It's not looking as good in Oregon, where, with 97% of votes counted, legalization is losing 49%-51%. Hopefully the votes remain to be counted among the customers of all those Portland food trucks I see on TV. Washington state results to come.
- Same sex marriage is having a good day so far in Minnesota, where a constitutional amendment to define it as one-man-one-woman is down 58%-42% with 12% reporting. It's up 51.2%-48.8% in Maryland, with 61% reporting; and 52%-48% in Maine, with 36% reporting. Washington state still to come.
- With 71% reporting, doctor-assisted suicide is still holding a wafer-thin 51%-49% lead in Massachusetts over … not doctor-assisted suicide.
- And an abortion-related motion I hadn't mentioned earlier, in Florida, which would have prohibited public funding except in cases of rape or incest or where the life of the mother was in danger, seems to be going down in flames. It needed 60% to pass, currently has 55% opposed.
11:46 p.m. ET
From the National Post's Jesse Kline
The beginning of the end of marijuana prohibition
It looks like President Obama has won a second term in office, but the big story of the night may be how voters are reacting to a series of initiatives intended to liberalize marijuana laws. Voters In Massachusetts approved a measure to legalize medical marijuana, while voters in Colorado opted for outright legalization.
Oregon and Washington state also have legalization measures on the ballot. In Washington the initiative is winning 52%-48% with 23% of precincts reporting. The Oregon measure is down 54%-46% with 38% reporting. Even if it gets defeated in Oregon, tonight looks like a huge win for those working to end the long-standing prohibition on this relatively harmless drug. The only question is whether Obama will continue to crack down on states trying to reform their drug laws, or if he will use this opportunity to start winding down the war on drugs.
Donald Trump literally calls for a coup d'etat on Twitter
From the National Post's Gary Clement
From the National Post's Sarah Boesveld
Barack Obama for four more
In a race that was so neck and neck it hurt, Barack Obama's win of Ohio has handed him a victory tonight. Mitt Romney so desperately needed to score Ohio if he was to clinch the presidency and no amount of extra campaigning in the state earlier today was going to help, it seems. A lot of the talk tomorrow will be on Florida which, somewhat inconsequentially now, had been a slow burn all night as it painstakingly counted its ballots. And when Mr. Obama returns to the White House, he'll still face a majority Republican House of Representatives, which may mean even more gridlock — or perhaps the same amount — when it comes to getting things done. We'll see what they both have to say in their respective speeches.
Twitter influencers see Obama win coming
Nate Silver, the creator of the New York Times 538 blog has always been bullish on Obama. His statement:
On The Wall, The Writing.—
Nate Silver (@fivethirtyeight) November 07, 2012
John King spoke on CNN about how Romney's electoral math was looking more and more grim.
race 2 270: @MittRomney leads @9p but only one takeaway so far: IN. He needs NC VA FL #cnnelections yfrog.com/h8fzsnqfj—
John King (@JohnKingCNN) November 07, 2012
David Frum, who was a Bush speech writer and a vocal critic of the modern Republican party has called the race a "thumping" for the party.
This is not a reaffirmation of the status quo. This is a Republican thumping.—
(@davidfrum) November 07, 2012
Daily Caller creator and high-profile conservative Tucker Carlson has also called the race, calling Romney "mediocre"
Two obvious lessons so far: it's a different country demographically. And mediocre candidates lose elections.—
Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) November 07, 2012
11:18 ET: Swing-state update
With projected wins in Iowa, Wisconsin, New Mexico and Minnesota (the latter confirmed), President Barack Obama has overtaken Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Electoral College votes, currently leading by a projected count of 249 to 191. Several crucial swing states, however, are still in play:
OHIO (68% reporting)
Barack Obama: 50.1% (1,985,579 votes)
Mitt Romney: 48.2% (1,909,974)
FLORIDA (94% reporting)
Barack Obama: 49.8% (3,924,921 votes)
Mitt Romney: 49.3% (3,888,516 votes)
VIRGINIA (88% reporting)
Mitt Romney: 49.7% (1,481,554)
Barack Obama: 48.9% (1,456,823)
Supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama cheer during his election night rally in Chicago Tuesday night 11:18 p.m. ET
CNN showing pictures of jubilent Obama supporters in Chicago
11:15 p.m. ET
CNN projects Obama to win in New Mexico
The win puts Obama at 249 electoral votes compared to Romney's 191. The candidates need 270 to win the presidency.
11:14 p.m. ET
CNN projects Democrats will maintain control of the Senate
11:12 p.m. ET
Democrats fail to make inroads into GOP control of the House
Republicans drove toward renewed control of the House on Tuesday as Democrats failed to make any significant inroads into the GOP's delegations from the East, South and Midwest.
With more than half of the 435 House races called by The Associated Press, Republicans had won 151 seats and were leading in 53 more. Democrats had taken 89 districts and led in 56 others.
There were another 20 seats in Western states where Republican incumbents were not facing serious challenges, but those polls remained open. A party needs 218 seats to control the House.
Stan Shanker, left, and Joy Sterneck react to early presidential and congressional returns during an election night watch party for Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill Tuesday in St. Louis, Missouri. Caskill won in her re-election bid against Todd AkinSTATE OF PLAY AT 11:05 p.m. ET
- Obama captures hard-fought New Hampshire, the first of the pivotal battleground state
- President also secures Pennsylvania, where Romney campaigned twice in the race's closing days
- Romney leads in the national popular vote with 25.2 million votes, or 50%. Obama had 24.2 million, or 48%, with 32 of precincts tallied
- Romney also holds an early electoral vote advantage, 159-147, with 270 needed for victory, although he lost his home state of Michigan as well as Massachusetts, where he served as governor
- New Hampshire aside, the battlegrounds that hold the keys to the White House are anything but settled – Virginia, Ohio and Florida among them
- Anti-Canada-U.S. bridge initiative in Michigan headed for defeat
- Colorado appears poised to legalize the growth and possession of small amounts of pot for recreational use
- Democrats set to renew their Senate majority, Republicans set to hold onto House
11:05 p.m. ET
CNN projecting Obama will win Minnesota's 10 electoral votes; Romney will win Arizona's 11 votes, CNN projects
11:06 p.m. ET
More CNN projections: Obama wins in California, Romney wins in Idaho
11:05 p.m. ET
CNN projecting Obama will win Minnesota's 10 electoral votes; Romney will win Arizona's 11 votes
11:03 p.m. ET
Florida still a dead heat with 91% of polls reporting
FLORIDA (with 91% of polls reporting)
Barack Obama: 49.7% (3,856,644 votes)
Mitt Romney: 49.4% (3,835,480 votes)
Other: 0.7% (66,726)
10:58 p.m. ET
Kelly McParland: Billionaire's bid to kill bridge to Canada 'crushed' in Michigan
The Detroit Free Press says the anti-bridge initiative in Michigan was "crushed":
"Proposal 6, which drew $33.2 million in spending from Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel (Matty) Moroun to require a statewide vote on a new bridge to Canada, was headed for defeat, 68%-32%, the poll found. With 21% of precincts reporting, Prop 6 was trailing 63%-37%."
10:56 p.m. ET
Obama still looking strong in Ohio
10:53 p.m. ET
Twittersphere is starting to point toward an Obama victory
10:53 p.m. ET
'Rape' comments lead to defeat for pair of Republican Senate candidates
A pair of clumsy campaign-trail comments about rape and abortion could prove damaging for a pair of Republican Senate candidates, both of whom are currently trailing their Democrat rivals.
Republican Rep. Todd Akin, whose August statement that "legitimate rape" rarely results in pregnancy because the female body has ways of "shutting that down," was defeated by Democrat Claire McCaskill, who will serve her second U.S. Senate term for Missouri.
Prominent GOP officials, including Mitt Romney, asked Akin to leave the race in the wake of his controversial comments. Akin, though apologetic, remained defiant and refused to step away.
In Indiana, Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly defeated Tea Party-backed state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who did irreversible damage to his campaign in its final weeks after saying pregnancy caused by rape was "something God intended to happen" while voicing his opposition to abortion. Mourdock's comments created a headache for Romney, who had offered the candidate his endorsement shortly before.
Mourdock had previously been considered the favourite in the race after knocking out six-term Sen. Richard Lugar in the GOP primary in May.
10:52 p.m. ET
From the National Post's Kathryn Blaze Carlson
Colorado lights up?
The Washington Post is reporting that Colorado appears poised to legalize the growth and possession of small amounts of pot for recreational use — a ballot question known as Amendment 64, which came up in basically every third conversation I had with voters in Colorado late last month. The state is already home to a whack of marijuana dispensaries (green crosses denote them at roadside), but this would take the state's stance on pot use even further. "Pro-pot supporters cast the issue as an economic one, and the measure stipulates that some of the taxes collected on marijuana sold as specially licensed retail outlets would be earmarked for school funding," the Post reported. The ballot question was also thought to mobilize the youth vote, which would benefit the president — although we're still waiting on results now…stay tuned!
Elizabeth Warren is announced the winner beating incumbent U.S. Senator Scott Bown at Warren headquarters Copley Fairmont Tuesday in Boston10:40 p.m. ET
Kelly McParland: Who will be first to call the race in Florida?
CNN's Republican party talking head is talking about the race as if it's over, complaining that the Republican "silent majority" in key counties is not only silent, but "invisible." When James Carville predicted Obama will win Florida, he responded, "I hate it when he's right." No one wants to be the first to call it though. Obama is leading by 46,500 votes with 87% counted, thanks to "non-Cuban hispanics."
10:37 p.m. ET
From the New York Times' Nate Silver:
Deep Red States Go to Romney by Large Margins
It could be that Mitt Romney's performance in strongly red-leaning states, which were sparsely polled this year, accounts for much of the difference, allowing him to rack up votes without helping himself in the Electoral College.
10:35 p.m. ET
Romney health care advisor tweets congratulation to Democrats
10:28 p.m. ET
From earlier tonight: NBC's Briar Mooar tells us what the feeling is like in D.C.
10:28 p.m. ET
Matt Gurney: Ever the optimist, but has Romney dug himself a hole by not writing a concession speech?
There's something to be said for optimism on the campaign trail. Obama and Romney are not just guys running for office. They're also the high-profile captains of a whole team of candidates running for all kinds of jobs under the Republican and Democratic banner. It's not just about their own personal ambition, but how well hundreds of other people in their party do in their own races.
Fair enough. But Romney told reporters today that he'd only written one speech — a victory speech. Maybe that's nonsense, just something he said in his capacity as Captain GOP. But maybe he really didn't. Out of arrogance, perhaps. Or for fear of jinxing himself.
But the results just keep coming in, and they don't look good for Romney. As I write this, he's behind in Florida — not by much, but maybe by more than he can expect to make up. He's also behind in Ohio. If he doesn't win them, he's done. He needs both to win. One won't do.
As a certain point — and hey, maybe it's happened already — Romney is going to need to decide what he would say if he loses. After the months of campaigning and years of preparing for this run, that will probably be one of the hardest things he's ever had to do. But Romney has always been a classy guy. If he loses this, his concession speech is going to be one of the last major moments in his public life. He owes it to himself to do a proper job of it.
10:24 p.m. ET
Kelly McParland: Will Republican's learn any lessons from Todd Akin's loss?
Todd Akin, the Republican congressman famed for his "legitimate rape" comment, has been defeated by a substantial margin by Claire McCaskill in Missouri, the second Tea Party-favoured Republican to lose after making dumb comments on rape. Are Republicans getting the lesson?
10:23 p.m. ET
Swing-state update
A crucial win in Pennsylvania and a projected victory in New Hampshire have given President Barack Obama some breathing room, but he still trails Mitt Romney overall by a count of 159 to 143 in Electoral College votes. There are many races in swing states that remain too close to call, however, any one of which could play a key role in determining the next president of the United States. The numbers, as they stand:
OHIO (35% reporting)
Barack Obama: 51.1% (1,419,237 votes)
Mitt Romney: 47.3% (1,315,027)
FLORIDA (87% reporting)
Barack Obama: 49.8% (3,747,669 votes)
Mitt Romney: 49.3% (3,707,154 votes)
WISCONSIN (12% reporting)
Mitt Romney: 53.1% (208,930 votes)
Barack Obama: 45.9% (180,310 votes)
COLORADO (18% reporting)
Barack Obama: 50.5% (665,676 votes)
Mitt Romney: 47.7% (628,601 votes)
MINNESOTA (5% reporting)
Barack Obama: 56.4% (146,003 votes)
Mitt Romney: 41.8% (108,075 votes)
A voter makes her way to a poling station, lit by generator light, during the U.S. presidential election in the Staten Island Borough of New York Tuesday10:17 p.m. ET
The National Post's Scott Stinson in New York City
New York City still smarting from Sandy's aftermath on Election Day
The cover of Tuesday's New York Post was not an exercise in subtlety. Over a picture of the desk in the Oval Office blared the headline: "All This Office Needs is a Leader: America Must Elect Romney."
Cheeky though it was, the sentiment was hardly shared by a majority of New Yorkers. As the polls closed in the state on election night, there was little doubt that it would stay resolutely blue: as sure to remain in the camp of President Barack Obama as any in the union.
That's not to say that the election was without its local drama. Almost 800,000 people in New York and New Jersey were still without power more than a week after Sandy, the barely downgraded hurricane, swept in from the Atlantic and caused widespread flooding, power outages and several dozen deaths. Many polling stations had been destroyed, and attempts to relocate some and consolidate others had not gone off without a hitch.
One woman complained on a New York radio station that when she arrived to cast her ballot the location was closed and there were no signs explaining the situation.
"This is absurd," she said. "I just want to vote."
Meanwhile, the forecast was for a heavy nor'easter to roll in on Wednesday, forcing partial evacuations of areas like the Rockways, on the New York coast, still drying out post-Sandy.
STATE OF PLAY AT 10:05 p.m. ET
- Obama powers through the reliably Democratic Northeast, Romney secures his conservative base
- Swing state battlegrounds that hold the keys to the White House are anything but settled — Virginia, Ohio and Florida among them
- Romney leds in the national popular vote with 17.9 million votes, or 50%. Obama had 17.2 million, or 48%, with 19 per cent of precincts tallied
- Romney also has an early electoral vote advantage, 153-123, with 270 needed for victory, although he lost his home state of Michigan as well as Massachusetts, where he served as governor
- Obama led in Pennsylvania, where Romney campaigned twice in the race's closing days
- The economy was rated the top issue by about 60 per cent of voters surveyed as they left their polling places. But more said former President George W. Bush bore responsibility for current circumstances than Obama did after nearly four years in office
- About 4 in 10 said the economy is on the mend, but more than that said it was stagnant or getting worse more than four years after the near-collapse of 2008
- Polls still open in much of the country
10:07 p.m. ET
AP projects Obama win in New Hampshire, adding four electoral votes to the president's tally
10:07 p.m. ET
The Associated Press file Obama's win in Pennsylvania
President Obama has won the battleground of Pennsylvania and the state's 20 electoral votes. Both candidates made frequent visits to the state, including a Romney stop in Pittsburgh this afternoon. Democratic Sen. Bob Casey has also won re-election there.
The National Post's Kathryn Blaze Carlson on CNN's flashy election coverage
10:05 p.m. ET
Direct democracy update from the Post's Chris Selley
I opined earlier on what I thought were the most interesting referenda on state ballots: Detroit-Windsor bridge, same-sex marriage, marijuana legalization, euthanasia, etc. Quick update, as of 9:50pm ET, from states with results so far:
- New bridge to Windsor, Ont., from Detroit, Mich., is up 64%-36% (8% reporting).
- Colorado constitutional amendment to legalize (not decriminalize) marijuana is up 54%-46% (1% of precincts reporting).
- Same-sex marriage is winning in Maryland (51.5%-48.5%, 21% reporting); losing in Maine (54%-47%, 6% reporting).
- Physician-assisted suicide is narrowly up in Massachusetts (51%-49%, 21% reporting)
- Republican-supported, Democrat-opposed initiative to remove Jim Crow language from Alabama constitution (it's complicated) is losing 64%-36% (20% reporting).
- Odd North Dakota initiative to felonize dogs, cats and horses (but not other animals) from hideous deaths is losing handily, with 69% opposed. (8% of precincts reporting.)
9:56 p.m. ET
From the National Post's Sarah Boesveld
Elizabeth Warren goes to Massachusetts Senate
CBS has projected that Ms. Warren will become the first female senator ever in Massachusetts — the win a huge coup for Democrats who lost Ted Kennedy's old seat to Republican Scott Brown in 2010. The Oklahoma-born American bankruptcy law expert and Harvard Law School professor, known for her oversight of TARP, had been in an embattled position during the campaign with her opponents skewering her for her self-proclaimed Cherokee heritage. But she's been a total Democrat darling, giving an impactful performance at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte this September in a prime speaking spot ahead of Bill Clinton.
9:56 p.m. ET
9:51 p.m. ET: Could Roseanne be the game-changer in Florida?
If President Barack Obama loses Florida to Mitt Romney, many Democrats may lay some blame on an unlikely culprit: Roseanne Barr.
The comedian is running for president as the Peace and Freedom Party's official candidate and, despite a campaign many perceived as a fringe stunt, has currently won more than 7,200 votes in the Sunshine State.
With 79% reporting and Obama leading Romney by just 14,000 votes in the swing state, the former sitcom star could find herself playing an unexpectedly pivotal role in deciding the next president of the United States.
Supporters of Mitt Romney react to vote totals displayed on a screen during his election night rally Tuesday in Boston9:54 p.m. ET
Kelly McParland: The Fall of Scott Brown
Elizabeth Warren has been declared elected in Massachusetts, defeating Scott Brown. Brown will go down as a significant footnote, a major loss to the Democrats, who fumbled away the seat after the death of Ted Kennedy, giving the Republicans a key vote they needed in the Senate against Obamacare. Now he's out after just two years. Meanwhile, Mourdoch has also been declared defeated in Indiana, probably beaten by his remarks on rape.
9:47 p.m. ET
CNN also predicting Obama will win Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes
9:47 p.m. ET
Extremely bad election advice for Mitt Romney and Barack Obama from the Post's Steve Murray
9:46 p.m. ET
Pennsylvania is Obama's — Romney HAS TO win Ohio
In perhaps one of the first meaningful state wins tonight, the President is predicted to hold onto Pennsylvania, CBS News reports. This means Mitt Romney has to has to HAS TO win Ohio. Mr. Romney was in Pittsburgh today in his last ditch campaign effort which, it would appear, did not pay off. Obama's also also been projected to win Michigan — another of the "light blue" states that are important wins for the president. Though, of course, not as important as those swing states.
From Sarah Boesveld
9:42 p.m. ET
Kelly McParland: Obama may be closing in on victory
Calling Wisconsin for Obama means he has 252 electoral college votes, which means if he wins Ohio he has 270 (and victory) no matter what happens in Florida or Virginia.
9:40 p.m. ET
The National Post's Kelly McParland on the state of the candidates
Obama's campaign people say he's "serene," Romney's say their man is "at peace." Makes it sound like they passed away. I imagine the last thing either man is at this point is "serene" or "at peace."
9:38 p.m. ET
FLORIDA (with 68% of polls reporting)
Barack Obama: 49.6% (3,403,551 votes)
Mitt Romney: 49.5% (3,498,604 votes)
9:34 p.m. ET
Latest projections from CNN have Romney at 152 electoral votes (17 states); Obama at 123 electoral votes (11 states plus D.C.)
9:32 p.m. ET
From the National Post's Kathryn Blaze Carlson
Watching Florida…closely.
With Florida running so close — 50% for each candidate, with 78% of votes counted — a post-mortem will be revealing. Did Mr. Romney make inroads with Jewish voters in the Sunshine State, where the Republican Jewish Coalition cranked out millions of dollars worth of ads preying on the president's foreign policy record? Was the Latino vote split along nationalities, with the Cuban vote propping up Mr. Romney and the bulk of the remaining Latino population supporting the president? And at what rate will the Latino vote turn out? Here, more than anywhere else, the Jewish and Latino/Hispanic vote were slated to be decisive factors.
9:31 p.m. ET
From National Post's Kelly McParland
CBS says Wisconsin and Ohio have moved from "toss-up" to "lean Obama." CNN has Obama up 54 to 45 with 37% of the ballots counted. And NBC is giving Pennsylvania to Obama now. Winning Pennsylvania means Ohio becomes make or break for Romney.
9:30 p.m. ET
Swing-state update
Swing-state update
Despite Republican challenger Mitt Romney's early lead, there have been fewsurprises so far on election night. The former Massachusetts governor leads President Barack Obama 141-109 in Electoral College votes, but several key swing states — including Ohio, Florida and Wisconsin — are still much too close to call. The numbers, as they stand:
OHIO (11% reporting)
Barack Obama: 54.1% (991,313 votes)
Mitt Romney: 44.6% (817,441)
FLORIDA (67% reporting)
Barack Obama: 49.6% (3,395,983 votes)
Mitt Romney: 49.6% (3,395,676 votes)
WISCONSIN (<1% reporting)
Barack Obama: 54.3% (670 votes)
Mitt Romney: 44.8% (552 votes)
9:22 p.m. ET
The National Post's Kelly McParland on the stage hog of the U.S. election: Florida
Florida now is 50-50 each, with almost three-quarters of the vote in. It's all about "the I-4 corridor" apparently. That's the road that runs across the state from Tampa to Daytona. Lots of seniors and people on low or fixed incomes. Why does Florida always get to hog the spotlight?
It is amazing: with 78% of the vote in now, and 6.6 million ballots counted, the difference is 193 votes. That's hanging chad territory folks.
>9:15 p.m. ET
From the National Post's Kathryn Blaze Carlson
Obama's Michigan win could mean good news for Democrats in Ohio
Michigan was supposed to be at least sort of close. But CNN is already projecting an Obama win, and the president's folk in Chicago have lost no time speculating that a decisive win in Michigan likely means a good showing for the Democrats in Ohio. There, one in eight jobs are tied to the auto industry, so when Mr. Romney penned a New York Times op-ed under the headline "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt," people in Ohio might have heard, "Let Ohio Go Bankrupt." Now to see what happens in the Buckeye state, which carries 18 electoral college votes — and which no Republican candidate has ever lost while still winning the White House.
Kathryn Blaze Carlson in Boston
9:17 p.m. ET
9:16 p.m. ET
Latest from the race in Florida
FLORIDA (with 57% of polls reporting)
Barack Obama: 49.7% (3,152,165 votes)
Mitt Romney: 49.5% (3,135,738)
9:12 p.m. ET
CNN: Republicans will keep control of the House of Representatives
Earlier tonight
Romney wins Alabama
Romney projected winner in Tennessee and Arkansas
CNN projects D.C. and 7 states (CT, DE, IL, ME, MD, MA, RI) for Obama and 1 (OK) for Romney
Romney projected winner in South Carolina for Mitt Romney
CNN: Romney projected to win West Virginia
CNN: Romney projected to win Indiana
CNN: Romney projected to win Kentucky, Obama projected to win Vermont
Explained: How the night will unfold
Kathryn Blaze Carlson in Boston with Team Romney: Earth moves for Mitt Romney
Graphic: Who would Canada vote for?
9:10 p.m. ET
STATE OF PLAY AT 9:05 p.m. ET
- Barack Obama wins the reliably Democratic Northeast, and Republican Mitt Romney secures his conservative base
- Critical battlegrounds with the key to victory are unsettled, Virginia, Ohio and Florida among them
- Romney leds in the popular vote, gaining 8.2 million votes, or 52$, to 7.5 million or 47% for Obama, with 5% of the precincts tallied
- Romney also hold an early electoral vote advantage, 76-64, with 270 needed for victory
- Polls still open in much of the country
- Obama carried Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maine and Romney's home state of Massachusetts. Also, as expected, he won Delaware and Maryland as well as the District of Columbia and Illinois
- Romney had Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Kentucky and West Virginia in his column. He also won Indiana, a state Obama carried in 2008 but did not contest this year
9:06 p.m. ET
Paul Ryan is still campaigning with polls still open in much of the country
9:02 p.m. ET
AP call win for Democrat Maggie Hassan in New Hampshire governor race
8:58 p.m. ET
OHIO (with 2% of polls reporting)
Barack Obama: 57.9% (739,852 votes)
Mitt Romney: 40.9% (522,082 votes)
Craig Romney, son of Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, speaks to the crowd during Mitt Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Tuesday8:55 p.m. ET
CNN calls Alabama for Romney
Earlier tonight
Romney wins Alabama
Romney projected winner in Tennessee and Arkansas
CNN projects D.C. and 7 states (CT, DE, IL, ME, MD, MA, RI) for Obama and 1 (OK) for Romney
Romney projected winner in South Carolina for Mitt Romney
CNN: Romney projected to win West Virginia
CNN: Romney projected to win Indiana
CNN: Romney projected to win Kentucky, Obama projected to win Vermont
Explained: How the night will unfold
Kathryn Blaze Carlson in Boston with Team Romney: Earth moves for Mitt Romney
Graphic: Who would Canada vote for?
Earlier tonight
Romney projected winner in Tennessee and Arkansas
CNN projects D.C. and 7 states (CT, DE, IL, ME, MD, MA, RI) for Obama and 1 (OK) for Romney
Romney projected winner in South Carolina for Mitt Romney
CNN: Romney projected to win West Virginia
CNN: Romney projected to win Indiana
CNN: Romney projected to win Kentucky, Obama projected to win Vermont
Explained: How the night will unfold
Kathryn Blaze Carlson in Boston with Team Romney: Earth moves for Mitt Romney
Graphic: Who would Canada vote for?
8:45 p.m. ET
Republicans set to extend control of the House for two more years
Speaker John Boehner won unopposed re-election to his Ohio congressional seat and other incumbents in the East and South are cruising to easy wins. Boehner was joined in victory by the chamber's No. 2 Republican, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia.
Underscoring the advantage that House incumbents usually face, 20 of the first 21 races called by The Associated Press were victories by current lawmakers — five Democrats and 15 Republicans.
In the other called race, the GOP held onto an open seat: Republican Ted Yoho, a veterinarian, won in a northern Florida district months after he ousted 24-year incumbent Cliff Stearns in a primary.
Democrats had been hoping to add the 25 seats on Election Day that they would need to take control of the chamber from Republicans, or at least gain a healthy number of districts. But after both sides' House candidates and their allies spent a record $1.1 billion campaigning, it appeared Democrats might pick up just a handful of seats.
The Associated Press
8:43 p.m. ET
Exit polls show the economy is still America's top concern… and many still blame Bush
The survey of voters as they left polling places showed six in 10 ranked the economy as the top issue, ahead of health care, the federal budget deficit foreign policy. But about half of voters said George W. Bush was more to blame for the economy's dire straits than Barack Obama.
8:35 p.m. ET
Analysis from the National Post's Matt Gurney
Theatre (and not much else) from the U.S. media right now
A lot of what the media in the U.S. right now is just theatre. The big stories aren't in yet. That'll come with the swing state tallies. But they need to keep viewers entertained, so that's why things that aren't really that exciting get played up. People who think Obama is better on the economy voted overwhelmingly for Obama?! NO WAY!
But as I flip from station to station, it's astonishing how much attention is being paid to vote tallies in certain suburbs of cities and how little is being paid to the Congressional balance of power. The smart money before the election said that the Republicans would hold the House and the Democrats would hold the Senate. There doesn't seem to be anything going on yet that would suggest that's changing. But even so, it's Congress that makes the big difference on the economy, not the president. And if the economy is the issue of this campaign, as we keep hearing, Congress should be front and centre. It doesn't need a lot of attention. But some would be nice.
Matt Gurney
8:35 p.m. ET
CNN calls Tennessee and Arkansas for Mitt Romney
CNN projects D.C. and 7 states (CT, DE, IL, ME, MD, MA, RI) for Obama and 1 (OK) for Romney
Romney projected winner in South Carolina for Mitt Romney
CNN: Romney projected to win West Virginia
CNN: Romney projected to win Indiana
CNN: Romney projected to win Kentucky, Obama projected to win Vermont
Explained: How the night will unfold
Kathryn Blaze Carlson in Boston with Team Romney: Earth moves for Mitt Romney
Graphic: Who would Canada vote for?
8:34 p.m. ET
GOP's 'God's will rape candidate' down in Indiana
Richard Mourdock, the Republican Senate candidate who suggested it was God's will if a rape ended in pregnancy, is behind in Indiana. With 28% of the vote in, Mourdock is down 49% to 45%. Mourdock defeated longtime Republican senator Richard Lugar, a member of the party's moderate old guard, in a May primary election.
Kelly McParland
People stand while attending Mitt Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Tuesday8:33 p.m. ET
Mitt Romney earlier Tuesday on his race for the White House
8:32 p.m. ET
OHIO (with <1% of polls reporting)
Barack Obama: 62.2% (251,000 votes)
Mitt Romney: 36.7% (147,976 votes)
8:27 p.m. ET
Latest numbers from the tight race in Florida
FLORIDA (with 23% of polls reporting)
Barack Obama: 51% (2,403,494 votes)
Mitt Romney: 48.2% (2,271,775)
8:17 p.m. ET: Latest electoral college projections: Obama 64; Romney 40
CNN projections so far: Obama at 64 electoral votes (8 states plus D.C.); Romney at 40 electoral votes (5 states). cnn.com—
CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 07, 2012
8:19 p.m. ET
Analysis from the National Post's Kelly McParland
Obama wins in Romney's backyard… and home of Romney's own universal healthcare
Obama has already won Massachusetts, which might not usually seem a surprise given it's bedrock Democrat territory, except it's also Romney's home state, the one he governed. The pre-election polls showed Obama up by anything from 15 to 32 points, which doesn't suggest a lot of love lost for the former governor (who brought it universal healthcare, then repudiated it for the rest of the country.) According to local reports, Scott Brown, the Republican who replaced Teddy Kennedy in the Senate, mentioned Romney so rarely his Democrat opponent had to start reminding voters what party Brown represented. Has any previous nominee been as little-loved in his own state?
8:17 p.m. ET
Latest on the popular vote
Popular vote so far 50% Romney, 49% Obama. But on the EC side so far, a different story….
8:14 p.m. ET
According to CNN projections:
Obama currently has 64 electoral votes
Romney has 40
8:07 p.m. ET: Latest projections from 7 states and D.C.
CNN projects D.C. and 7 states (CT, DE, IL, ME, MD, MA, RI) for Obama and 1 (OK) for Romney
8:09 p.m. ET
National Post's Kelly McParland on the race in Florida
CNN has Obama up in Florida 51%-48%, with almost 40% of the vote in. Oops now 41% of the vote is in. I thought Florida was one battleground state Romney might win, but he looks to be struggling. (Of course in Florida, it's not over until the last lawyer has been heard from.)
8:05 p.m. ET
Reuters/Ipsos exit poll: Romney winning among white male voters by 20%; Romney winning among white women by more than 10 points
Romney projected winner in South Carolina for Mitt Romney
CNN: Romney projected to win West Virginia
CNN: Romney projected to win Indiana
CNN: Romney projected to win Kentucky, Obama projected to win Vermont
Explained: How the night will unfold
Kathryn Blaze Carlson in Boston with Team Romney: Earth moves for Mitt Romney
Graphic: Who would Canada vote for?
7:50 p.m. ET
Michael Den Tandt on Canada.com detects an interesting trend
Interesting trend – possibly – emerging in the swing states. Obama has won Vermont – three EC votes. Romney has won South Carolina 9, West Virginia 5, Kentucky 8 and Indiana 11. Total Electoral College vote count now 33 for Romney – 3 for Obama. I stress… It's still very early.
A worker cleans up the stage where US President Barack Obama will speak on election night Tuesday7:45 p.m. ET
Matt Gurney: Romney 'insider' claims sudden swing to Obama in Ohio
From a purely selfish perspective, I want the winner of this thing — and as I've said [http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/11/05/matt-gurney-nice-guy-romney-too-bad-about-his-party/], I don't have a preference between them — to win it fast. 2008 was fast. I literally missed Obama getting over the Electoral College hump while grabbing a drink. 2004 was fast, too. 2000, of course, was not so fast.
What of 2012? The thought of dealing with hour after hour of vote tallies and then potentially weeks of court challenges does not appeal to this particular pundit. According to CNN, citing an source inside the Romney campaign, it might be even faster than we thought. CNN has reported that someone close to Romney has indicated that even the Romney campaign's own internal tracking showed a sudden swing to Obama in Ohio in the final days of the campaign. According to this source, Romney is down by 5%.
That's huge. Ohio isn't precisely a must-win for Romney, but it's pretty damn close. According to a fascinating interactive tool made available by the New York Times [http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president/scenarios], if Romney wins Ohio, he has 65 possible paths to an Electoral College victory. If he loses Ohio, he has … 11. Discussing this with a National Post colleague today, we agreed that if Obama came out and blew away Romney's vote total in Ohio, that would be a very ominous sign indeed for the Republicans.
If Romney's campaign polling is accurate, and if Romney loses Ohio by 5%, or frankly loses at all, it's still possible that he can win. But it'll get much, much harder.
Voters cast ballots at a polling station at Freedom Academy in the U.S. presidential election in Provo, Utah, Tuesday7:46 p.m. ET
To recap, so far Mitt Romney has 33 electoral collage votes. Barack Obama has just three so far
7:44 p.m. ET
CNN calls South Carolina for Mitt Romney
Covered tonight
CNN: Romney projected to win West Virginia
CNN: Romney projected to win Indiana
CNN: Romney projected to win Kentucky, Obama projected to win Vermont
Explained: How the night will unfold
Kathryn Blaze Carlson in Boston with Team Romney: Earth moves for Mitt Romney
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CNN projects Romney win in West Virginia
7:31 p.m. ET
CNN predicts Romney will win Indiana
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CNN: Romney projected to win Kentucky, Obama projected to win Vermont
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7:20 p.m. ET
President Barack Obama has won Vermont and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has countered by winning Kentucky
Shortly after 7:10 p.m. Romney led in the early popular vote by a margin of 6% to 35%, unsurprisingly so since many of the early reporting precincts were from reliably Republican Kentucky and Indiana.
In the competition for electoral votes, where the outcome will be decided, the challenger had 8, Obama 3, with 270 needed to win the White House.
7:16 p.m. ET
Still only 4% of stations reporting in Indiana, but Romney has a significant lead over Obama so far:
83,048 votes Romney
53,197 votes Obama
7:03 p.m. ET
CNN projects Obama wins Vermont, Romney wins Kentucky
The Associated Press is also calling Vermont for Obama and Kentucky for Romney
6:57 p.m. ET
Less than three minutes until polls close in the first six states, including Virginia (13 electoral votes)
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The venue for Mitt Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Tuesday
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Explained: How the night will unfold
7 p.m.: Polls close in six states but all eyes will be on Virginia, the first of the battleground states to begin reporting results. If either candidate is comfortably ahead in Virginia (13 electoral votes) that could be a leading indicator of which way the night is going.
7:30 p.m. ET: Polls close in three states, including all-important Ohio (18 electoral votes) and competitive North Carolina (15). If Ohio is particularly close, and polls suggest it might be, there's a chance the outcome there won't be known until after Election Day, and the presidency could hinge on it.
8 p.m. ET: More pieces of the puzzle will start falling into place as polls close in the District of Columbia and 16 states, including battlegrounds Florida (29) and New Hampshire (four).
8:30 p.m. ET: Polls close in Arkansas (six), where Romney is comfortably ahead in surveys.
9 p.m. ET: Polls close in 14 states, including battlegrounds Colorado (nine) and Wisconsin (10). Democrats have carried Wisconsin for six straight presidential elections and Obama had the edge in polling going in, so a flip here would be especially noteworthy.
10 p.m. ET: Polls close in four states, including the last of the battlegrounds, Iowa (six) and Nevada (six). Iowa's been leaning toward Obama, but watch how the vote breaks down geographically. Can Romney's advantage in GOP-heavy western Iowa overcome Obama's edge in eastern swing territory?
If Obama wins Ohio and Wisconsin, Romney would have to have help from the West, in places like Nevada and Colorado. Nevada, where two-thirds of the electorate votes early, has been moving Obama's direction in recent weeks, powered by strength in huge labor and Hispanic voting blocs. A Romney incursion there would really mean something.
11 p.m. ET: Polls close in five Western states, but most are foregone conclusions for Obama. He gets 78 electoral votes from California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington; Romney gets four from Idaho.
1 a.m. Wednesday: The last of the polls close, in Alaska. Romney gets three electoral votes.
Justin Stucki, Leah Quirk, and Kenady Pettingill urge drivers to vote for Mitt Romney Tuesday in Spanish Springs, Nevada6:50 p.m. ET
From the New York Times' Ashley Parker
One Last Press Campaign Press Conference
Just hours before the polls closed, Mitt Romney came back on his private plan to chat with his traveling press corps one final time. He was by turns nostalgic, confident, and at peace. Here is the complete exchange of Mr. Romney's 50th press conference — and his last one as a candidate:
Q: How did it feel to see your name on the ballot?
ROMNEY: That was quite a moment. We've been working for this a long, long time and to be on the ballot for the president of the United States Is very humbling. It's a great honor and I hope that I have the chance to serve.
6:40 p.m. ET
From the Post's Kathryn Blaze Carlson in Boston with Team Romney
Earth moves for Mitt Romney
The "Romney-Ryan Dozer" made its last campaign stop on Tuesday, pulling up to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center after a three-week crosscountry blitz through battleground states.
The red-white-and-blue emblazoned semi-truck — with the American flag billowing from a backside decorated with Romney campaign insignia — was deployed by an Iowa business owner disenchanted with the country's direction under President Barack Obama.
"I am hoping to use this dozer as a way to break new ground in Washington," Josh Scheckel, the founder of J.J. Scheckel Heavy Equipment Corporation, said in a statement distributed by a dozer volunteer. "I hope to honor all the individuals that have helped build America, and hope to help restore the America that has been disappearing before our eyes."
6:30 p.m. ET
From earlier today: Negativity ruled in 2012: Ten campaign ads that hit the mark
While the overall efficacy of political advertising is an eternal debate in the ad industry and among political pundits, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama see clear value in spending a lot of money on it. This election has surpassed 2008 levels both for the volume of ads and the amount of the money being spent to create and disseminate them.
While the most talked about ad of the campaign might have been a silly, short-lived spot from the Obama camp featuring Big Bird, the 2012 election has been one of the most negative in recent memory in the tone of ad messaging. Eighty-five per cent of the spending on ads supporting president Obama went to ads with a negative tone, according to the same Kantar analysis, while 91% of the money spent on ads supporting Romney's camp went towards negative ads.
Here are some of the most notable official 2012 campaign ads from Mitt Romney and Barack Obama
Mitt Romney and his vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan make an unscheduled stop at a Wendy's restaurant in Richmond Heights, Ohio, Tuesday6:30 p.m. ET
Early results starting to come in:
Romney leading in Kentucky 9,305 votes to 4,023 votes
(Still less than 1% of polls reporting in that state)
See our full electoral map with live results
6:30 p.m. ET
Mitt's 'body man' Garrett Jackson, who has been with the Romney's throughout the campaign tweets
Just landed after our final flight on Air Romney. Sad to leave the plane, it's been my home for the past few months.—
Mitt's Body Man (@dgjackson) November 06, 2012
6:26 p.m. ET
From earlier this week: Who would Canadians vote for?
6:20 p.m. ET
From the Associated Press
45% of voters in Iowa cast ballots early
Lines in Iowa, with its six electoral votes, weren't too bad at polling stations Tuesday — in part because up to 45% of the state's voters cast ballots early.
About 670,000 people had voted in Iowa by Monday night, according to Chad Olsen, a spokesman for Secretary of State Matt Schultz.
It's the sort of thing happening all around the country, though not necessarily in such high numbers.
Based on Monday's projections from George Mason University, 46.8 million Americans — more than one-third of those expected to cast ballots — would have voted by the time the first polls opened Tuesday morning.
6:15 p.m. ET
With race down to the wire, Romney and Ryan swarm swing states as Obama shoots hoops
The Republican ticket made several campaign stops today in Ohio and Pennsylvania, two swing states the GOP thinks are close to swing its way after voting for Barack Obama in 2008.
6:06 p.m. ET
From the Associated Press's Steve Peoples and Kasie Hunt
Romney 'running on fumes' in election day stops
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he's already written his victory speech.
Romney on Tuesday told reporters flying on his campaign plane that he hasn't written a concession speech in case he loses. He says a loss is possible only because, quote, "nothing is certain in politics." He says he "fought to the very end" to win the presidency.
The Republican nominee says that he has long believed intellectually that he would win, but he's now feeling it emotionally as well.
Romney visited campaign offices in Ohio and Pennsylvania on Tuesday. He's headed to Boston to await election returns.
5:58 p.m. ET
It's still the economy, stupid
From the Associated Press
Exit polls show economy still top concern
Preliminary results of an exit poll conducted for The Associated Press show that the presidential election hinges once again on the economy.
The survey of voters as they leave polling places Tuesday shows 6 in 10 voters say the economy is the top issue facing the nation, with unemployment and rising prices hitting voters hard.
About 4 in 10 say they think the nation's economy is on the mend, but more say that things are getting worse or are bad and stagnating.
5:57 p.m. ET
The candidates on Twitter
5:53 p.m. ET
Oregon election worker fired for altering ballots to Republican straight ticket
An election worker in Oregon is facing a criminal investigation for allegedly altering multiple ballots to benefit Republican candidates.
In a press release on Monday, Clackamas County spokesperson Tim Heider said that 55-year-old Deanna Swenson had been "relieved of duty immediately after the alleged ballot tampering was discovered."
5:31 p.m. ET
Speaking to reporters aboard his campaign plane on his last flight on the campaign, Romney said he just finished writing his victory speech on the flight from Pittsburgh to Boston.
"It's about 1,118 words. I'm sure it'll change before I'm finished because I haven't passed it around to my family and friends and advisors to get their reaction. But I've only written one speech at this point."
He said he had no regrets: "I feel like we put it all on the field. We left nothing in the locker room. We fought to the very end and I think that's why we'll be successful."
5:06 p.m. ET
From the Associated Press's Curt Anderson
Complaints about voter IDs, ballots, long lines in election
Sporadic complaints about voting procedures surfaced from Pennsylvania to Florida on Tuesday, while long lines in many states posed their own challenges in what could be one of the closest presidential elections in U.S. history.
It was unclear what impact controversies over everything from the presence of poll watchers to software installation on tabulation machines would eventually have on an election that caps the long and bitter presidential campaign. National opinion polls showed President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney in a virtual dead heat.
Watchdog groups said there was confusion over voter ID requirements in Pennsylvania, a state Obama had been expected to win, but that Romney visited in recent days as he sought to expand the battleground.
"Poll workers have been poorly and wrongfully trained, and they are standing there and sitting there and requiring people to show ID, and sending people home if they don't have the ID," said Barbara Arnwine, executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, at a press conference in Washington. "The state of Pennsylvania ought to be ashamed."
Earlier today
Americans started to vote in a presidential election on Tuesday with polls showing President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney neck-and-neck in a race that will be decided in a handful of states.
Polling stations opened across the eastern United States and parts of the Midwest as dawn broke. At least 120 million Americans were expected to vote on giving Obama a second term or replacing him with Romney.
Their decision will set the country's course for four years on spending, taxes, healthcare and foreign policy challenges like the rise of China and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
National opinion polls show Obama and Romney in a virtual dead heat, although the Democratic incumbent has a slight advantage in several vital swing states – most notably Ohio – that could give him the 270 electoral votes he needs to win.
Romney, the multimillionaire former head of a private equity fund, would be the first Mormon president and one of the wealthiest Americans to occupy the White House. Obama, the first black president, is vying to be the first Democrat to win a second term since Bill Clinton in 1996.
Fueled by record spending on negative ads, the battle between the two men was focused primarily on the lagging economic recovery and persistent high unemployment, but at times it turned personal.
As Americans headed to voting booths, campaign teams for both candidates worked feverishly at the last minute to mobilize supporters to cast their ballots.
Polls will begin to close in Indiana and Kentucky at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, with voting ending across the country over the next six hours.
The first results, by tradition, were tallied in Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, New Hampshire, shortly after midnight. Obama and Romney each received five votes in Dixville Notch. In Hart's Location, Obama got 23 votes to 9 votes for Romney and two votes for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson.
The close presidential race raises the prospect of a disputed outcome similar to the 2000 election, which was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Both campaigns have assembled legal teams to deal with possible voting problems, challenges or recounts.


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Planning Director Hope Sullivan has been promoted to Assistant Town Manager and her realm of responsibility has been expanded to include all Town functions related to the building/development process in Town. Both the Development Services Engineer and the Town Geologist have been reassigned and now report directly to her.
The Planners, Building Inspectors, and Project Managers will continue to report to her. Her mission with this promotion is to unify the efforts of the staff in processing and issuing permits and to make the process more coherent for her department's many customers.
Second, the Town has added a new staff member, Gratien Etchebehere (Gras), to serve as a Community Preservation Officer -- the "go to" person for alleged violations of the Municipal Code. The responsibility for code compliance was formerly spread out among several staff members, with no one shepherding cases along from start to finish. It was often confusing as to who was handling which cases.
Gras' addition not only improves the way we deal with code compliance, but provides needed resources to be timelier in our response to complaints. Gras is also a member of Hope's team.
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on Jul 4, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Good god, what were they thinking? Further proof that the Town of Woodside has completely lost touch with the sentiment of the community.
Now absolutely NO new building will be permitted as result of her promotion and the establishment of a code enforcement nazi.
Time to move somewhere where you actually are allowed to add a swimming pool or expand a garage.
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My expeirence with woodside is that they are looking to agrivate. As a city that is blue collar they have less manners than Oaklands dirtiest towns. The mayor should look to clean out old women tyrants and look to hire new flesh reasonable blood. Cleaning is good in all manners. Good Luck with your endeavors
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Hope Sullivan is rude and out of control. I agree with this town being unreasonable to deal with. I have built homes in Atherton and in dealing with Hope Sullivan she is flat out rude and untrustworthy.
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Tony Gonzalez, tight end for the Atlanta Falcons NFL team, stars in short TV segments on Disney XD. The clips feature Gonzalez as he encourages kids to make smart and healthy choices. The campaign, called Ninja Up! With Tony Gonzalez, is in support of Disney's animated series, Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja, which airs Monday through Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Disney XD.
TFK Kid Reporter Abhinav Piplani was on set as Gonzalez filmed the Ninja Up! segments at Atlanta's Lakewood Grady Stadium. Gonzalez, 36, recently became the first tight end in NFL history to reach 100 receiving touchdowns in his career. How does he stay healthy? Read Abhinav's interview with Gonzalez, below, to find out. Then, click here to watch a clip of Gonzalez on healthy eating.
Would you explain the new campaign?
The NFL has teamed up with Disney XD to show kids that it's cool to eat right, to have fun, and to make healthy decisions.
Is there a reason that you're out there helping kids to make healthy choices?
Absolutely. I have a passion for health and wellness. I wrote a book for adults about eating right called the All-Pro Diet. I also think it's really important for kids to eat right. I have an 11-year-old son, and I try to teach him that making healthy choices now will affect his whole life. It helps you focus better if you're an athlete or if you're in the classroom.
The food you put in your body is so important, I always say kids are like racing cars, and in racing cars, you can't just put regular gas, you need to put the good stuff, the top-rated fuel. And that's what food is: It's fuel for your body and it helps you perform better.
What do you want kids to take from your TV message?
I want them to understand that making healthy lifestyle choices is cool and fun. It's the way I do it and it's the way a lot of the NFL players do it. Professionals around the world are really conscious of what we put into our bodies, and I want kids to know that they can eat well and it tastes good too.
Has being a football player changed your eating habits or your lifestyle?
Absolutely. This is my sixteenth year in the NFL and the average NFL career is two-and-a-half to three years, so, believe it or not, I am considered an old guy in the NFL. They call me "Old Man Tony" on my team! And I think the reason I've been able to stick around for so long is because after my tenth year in the NFL, my bones were hurting and I was sore all the time. I decided I was either going to have to retire or change the way I eat. And so I changed the way I ate. I started eating more fruits and vegetables, started staying away from fast foods and all the fried stuff, and I felt an immediate difference; I had more energy.
What are some of the joys—and the difficulties—that go with football?
The joys are being around people from all over the country, sometimes around the world. You get to play with international players and that's really cool, because I grew up in California surfing and bike riding, and I get to mix with a guy from New York, or a guy from Alabama, who grew up in the woods hunting. It's cool to see all these different personalities come together. During the off-season, I get to travel around the world. And obviously, football itself [is a joy].
I guess the difficulties would be going to meetings every day. A lot of people don't understand, it's hard work being a professional anything, let alone a pro football player. You get beat up a lot. You get aches and pains, and it gets old real quick, but that's also part of the fun. It's not easy or else everybody would be doing it. You've got to work really hard at it, and I've had fun with it.
What are some of your hobbies and interests?
Having three kids, I guess their hobbies are my hobbies. So I like watching Superman and going to the movies. I love to go bike riding with my kids, and playing outside. I also like to read, that's one of my personal hobbies. I usually read two to three books at a time, and that's something I started my second year in the NFL. When I was your age [11], I liked to read, but I didn't go out and get a book myself—I usually read whatever the teacher gave me. But now I get books all the time, and that's a good way to get my mind off things.
Is there anything else you'd like to add?
It's important that everybody knows that whatever they want to do in life, they'll get out of it just what they put into it. So if you put hard work and dedication and passion behind it, then the sky's the limit for what you can do.
Click here to watch a Ninja Up! With Tony Gonzalez clip of Gonzalez on healthy eating.