OBAMA AGAIN IN THE OVAL

And it is again Obama for the second term in the White House. The exit polls had given Obama a slender but a good chance of winning the race to the most powerful job in the world. Mitt Romney, the conservative Republican, came back strongly from a primary defeat to John McCain back in 2008 and enjoyed a great probability in the polls to be the America’s first Mormon president. As the race was nearing its crescendo, Mitt Romney fared well in the debates, and the Republicans thought they had a good chance of getting in to the Oval office.

Then came along the devastating cyclone formed in the turbid waters of Atlantic, Sandy, second only to Katrina in its destructive power wrecking havoc in the eastern cost of America. Both the contenders stopped the electoral sparring and engaged in relief activities with Obama leading from the front. This served Obama’s and the Democrats presidential aspirations a real boost and the final lap saw Obama leading Romney by over 100 seats. The majority of the swing states voted for Obama and swing votes were once again for “The Democrats”. The fact that Romney had the support of more than 58% of the white voters bring to the fore the demographic change America is undergoing, from being a predominantly white country to a country where Hispanics, Latin Americans and Asian Americans could decide the outcome of the presidential race. 

America was a sad state when Obama took over the Oval house in 2008, the economy slaughtered by the Republican war monger – Bush. Obama promised change, and was engaged in this pursuit as soon as he assumed the office. But at the end of his first term and at the start of the second, it is not too preposterous to assume that America is still in the same sorry state as it was in 2008, but for the difference that, this time Europe is well down in the quagmire. There are isolated reports of the economy becoming strong and the jobs being created. The economy will be under scanner for long days to come and Obama has a humongous task in front of him to lead America from its desperate and rudderless listing to that of a country cruising towards economic well being. Much depends on America getting back on track – as much as the others might argue against it - thereby tugging along the world economy to its previous booming splendor.