President Obama became the first President since FDR to win re-election by a small margin than his initial election (Obama receive 8 million fewer votes and 33 fewer Electoral Votes in 2012 than 2008). I was not surprised by his reelection or the fact that he was reelected by a smaller margin than his 2008 victory. Though I did find it surprising that within days of his reelection, the White House received a letter of resignation from CIA Director David Petraeus.Military officials insist Petraeus’ resignation has nothing to do with Benghazi, though his sudden resignation means that he will no longer be required to testify before Congress about the debacle.
In other news:The Libertarian Party now has “major party status” in the District of Columbia.
And 54% of Puerto Rican voters supported a ballot question calling for a change in the status of the island territory.
