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Americans to re-elect incumbent president Barack Obama on Tuesday in one of the closest contests in U.S. history. President Obama off the challenge of Republican opponent Mitt Romney, who the nation to pray for Mr Obama in his goal to re-ignite the American economy. It was a nail- finish to what was a long, , bitter and expensive election campaign. Pre-election polls and TV stations said either man could have the presidency. It all on several swing states, the winner of which would the 270 electoral votes needed to victory. Once the state of Ohio went to the Democrats, Obama he had another four years in the White House.

Many Americans relief that the election has now been . They had to endure dozens of nightly advertisements in what was the most expensive campaign in history. Most voters that the ads were overly negative and simply the other side rather than policy promises. Despite the poor state of the American economy, voters once again their faith in Mr Obama. Many Obama won against all the odds. Thomas L Friedman of the New York Times wrote: "No one can know for sure what complex emotional chemistry this election Obama's way…It down to a majority of Americans that…Obama was his hardest to fix what ails the country."