{"id":610,"date":"2012-11-07T19:06:41","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T19:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssamir.com\/?p=610"},"modified":"2025-06-03T23:33:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:33:40","slug":"obama-reelected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssamir.com\/ar\/610\/obama-reelected.html","title":{"rendered":"Complete Victory Speech of Obama Presidential re-Election 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Full Speech Text:<\/p>

\u201cIf there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.<\/p>

It\u2019s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voices could be that difference.<\/p>

It\u2019s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled \u2013 Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.<\/p>

It\u2019s the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.<\/p>

It\u2019s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.<\/p>

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PARTNERS IN THE JOURNEY<\/strong><\/div>

A little bit earlier this evening I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he\u2019s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.<\/p>

I congratulate him, I congratulate Governor Palin, for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation\u2019s promise in the months ahead.<\/p>

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the vice-president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.<\/p>

And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation\u2019s next first lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both more than you can imagine, and you have earned the new puppy that\u2019s coming with us to the White House.<\/p>

And while she\u2019s no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure. To my sister Maya, my sister Auma, all my other brothers and sisters \u2013 thank you so much for all the support you have given me. I am grateful to them.<\/p>

To my campaign manager David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best political campaign in the history of the United States of America. My chief strategist David Axelrod, who has been a partner with me every step of the way, and to the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics \u2013 you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you\u2019ve sacrificed to get it done.<\/p>

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VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE<\/strong><\/div>

But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to \u2013 it belongs to you.<\/p>

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn\u2019t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington \u2013 it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.<\/p>

It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.<\/p>

It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation\u2019s apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; it grew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organised, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from the Earth.<\/p>

This is your victory.<\/p>

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THE TASK AHEAD<\/strong><\/div>

I know you didn\u2019t do this just to win an election and I know you didn\u2019t do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime \u2013 two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.<\/p>

Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.<\/p>

There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they\u2019ll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor\u2019s bills, or save enough for their child\u2019s college education. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.<\/p>

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REMAKING THE NATION<\/strong><\/div>

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term, but America \u2013 I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you \u2013 we as a people will get there.<\/p>

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won\u2019t agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can\u2019t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree.<\/p>

And above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it\u2019s been done in America for 221 years \u2013 block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.<\/p>

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ONE NATION, ONE PEOPLE<\/strong><\/div>

What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek \u2013 it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.<\/p>

So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it\u2019s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers \u2013 in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.<\/p>

Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House \u2013 a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity.<\/p>

Those are values that we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours: \u201cWe are not enemies, but friends\u2026 though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.\u201d<\/p>

And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn \u2013 I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your president too.<\/p>

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AMERICA IN THE WORLD<\/strong><\/div>

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world \u2013 our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.<\/p>

To those who would tear the world down \u2013 we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security \u2013 we support you.<\/p>

And to all those who have wondered if America\u2019s beacon still burns as bright \u2013 tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.<\/p>

For that is the true genius of America \u2013 that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.<\/p>

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A HISTORY OF STRUGGLE<\/strong><\/div>

This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that\u2019s on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She\u2019s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing \u2013 Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.<\/p>

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn\u2019t vote for two reasons \u2013 because she was a woman and because of the colour of her skin.<\/p>

And tonight, I think about all that she\u2019s seen throughout her century in America \u2013 the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can\u2019t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes, we can.<\/p>

At a time when women\u2019s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes, we can.<\/p>

When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes, we can.<\/p>

When the bombs fell on our harbour and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved here are the findings<\/a>. Yes, we can.<\/p>

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that \u201cwe shall overcome\u201d. Yes, we can.<\/p>

A man touched down on the Moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes, we can.<\/p>

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THIS IS OUR MOMENT<\/strong><\/div>

America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves \u2013 if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?<\/p>

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment.<\/p>

This is our time \u2013 to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth \u2013 that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism and doubt, and those who tell us that we can\u2019t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: yes, we can.<\/p>

Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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