The race was
tough, but US President Barack Obama has won re-election. The question
now, for the United States and the world, is what will he do with a
fresh four-year term?
To
win re-election with a still-weak economy and unemployment close to 8%
was not easy. Many leaders – Nicolas Sarkozy, Gordon Brown, and José
Luis Rodríguez Zapatero come to mind – have been swept away by economic
discontent in recent years. Although the financial disaster erupted on
George W. Bush’s watch, after eight years of a Republican presidency,
Obama had to carry the burden of an anemic recovery.