The Aftermath

I thought the election results were very interesting seeing how close they were. The one thing I did not understand, and I would have been confused had it been in Romney's favor as well, was why they called it that Obama had won Ohio before many of the votes were even counted? Because, even though it worked out that he won and all, at points after they had called his win, Romney had more votes and was winning over Obama. Maybe I missed something, perhaps that had to do with the electoral college, but none of my housemates could understand that situation. Also, I know everyone has their own viewpoints, but I felt that this election divided people more than bringing them together. At one point I stopped going on Facebook and Twitter because I was tired of seeing all the hateful comments back and forth between Obama and Romney supporters. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but perhaps I censor myself more than others and I was surprised at some of the comments people were leaving. I am glad I did stay up though late enough to see how people on the news were reacting, such as the supporters in Chicago for Obama, and Romney's in Massachusetts. Of course, those people were feeling united in their separate locations, but I wish there was some way to unite the people of differing parties and stop all of the trash talk back and forth.