Republican Mitt Romney: Television Commercials

Battleground States Dept: The president sealed his victory in Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire and Colorado, four of the nine battleground states where the two rivals and their allies spent nearly $1 billion on dueling television commercials, according to The Star. The president is chosen in a state-by-state tally of electors, not according to the nationwide popular vote, making such battleground states which vote neither Republican nor Democrat on a consistent basis particularly important in such a tight race and wASHINGTON President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night despite a fierce challenge from Republican Mitt Romney, prevailing in the face of a weak economy and high unemployment that encumbered his first term and crimped the middle class dreams of millions. MORE: U.S. election blog (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.