This article from Steve Beckow outlines a few of the points why many of us believe Obama "needed" to be re-elected. This is something I view from a Galactic perspective, rather than solely an earth, or U.S. political type perspective. I don't say I align with everything Steve writes here, but I do feel that what SaLusa, Matthew, et al, have written about Obama's purpose in the overall scheme, is right on.

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Obama 44 Wins with 44 Days to Go!
by Steve Beckow

It's 10:00 p.m. Pacific time, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 and Mitt Romney has conceded defeat in the U.S. Presidential election. He reports that he called President Obama and congratulated him on his victory.

At this time, the popular vote is 49% to 49%, numerically 51,341,990 votes for Obama to 51,092,409 votes for Romney. However, the electoral seats stand at 303 for President Obama and 203 for Mitt Romney. A candidate needs 270 electoral college seats to win.

The results were virtually a repeat of 2008.

It's impossible for me to give a standard political analysis, discussing what may happen in the next four years, etc., because we know that matters will change irreversibly and for the better in only six more weeks. The 44th President of the United States has been re-elected only 44 days away from Ascension [December 21].

It seems in retrospect that Hurricane Sandy played a large part in his re-election, stopping the momentum of his opponent, Mitt Romney, forcing Gov. Romney to sit on the sidelines while the President attended to duties that only he could fulfill. Negative ads on the part of the Republicans also seem to have backfired.
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