re: Obama's presidency: by the numbers (Gallup)

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Because he was re-elected by a massive margin


2012 Obama win over Romney (3.86% margin of victory) was among the closest one-third of all presidential elections.

In terms of the electoral vote, only 396,807 more votes spread across 5 states and we're talking about President Romney.

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I think that's a sign of how closely divided the country is- in terms of percentage of vote received Obama had the most decisive re-election since Reagan in 1984.