Obama Wins A Second Term

Barack Obama

The president prevails over Republican Mitt Romney by piecing together a diverse coalition reflecting the nation's changing electorate. President Obama overcame a disappointingly slow economic recovery and a massive advertising onslaught to win a second term Tuesday night, forging a coalition of women, minorities and young people that reflects the changing political face of America.

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