Obama Makes History, Again
By Moni Basu (CNN) — A black man is returning to the White House. Four years ago, it was a first, the breaking of a racial barrier. Tuesday night, it was history redux. And more. *Read more on...
View ArticleRomney Concedes Election
By Emily Schmidt In the early hours after a long election day, Mitt Romney said he had called President Obama… and the race was over. Romney said, “I so wish that I had been able to fulfill your hopes...
View ArticleObama’s Re-election Puts ‘Forward’ to Test
By Josh Levs (CNN) — Democrats are collecting spoils beyond what many predicted, Republicans are licking wounds after a bruising battle, and the country is waking up to the mix of euphoric celebration...
View ArticleNE Ohio Obama Supporters React to Election
CLEVELAND – Four more years of President Obama is exactly what his supporters in Northeast Ohio were hoping for. “That moment when it came up on the screen, saying that we had won Ohio and therefore...
View ArticleSherrod Brown Speaks Following Senate Victory
COLUMBUS — “Karl Rove had a bad night,” said Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown, at a press conference in Columbus Wednesday, fresh off his victory over Republican Josh Mandel. Karl Rove’s “Crossroads”...
View ArticleLorain City Schools Pass Crucial $3 Million Levy
LORAIN, Ohio — The financially strapped Lorain City Schools finally passes its first levy in more than two decades. Now with Issue 39 passed by the voters, Lorain City Schools’ Superintendent Tom...
View ArticleMan Accused of Coffee Attack at Poll
AKRON, Ohio — Political differences might have contributed to a confrontation outside of a voting location leading to an assault charge against a man accused of throwing a cup of coffee at a...
View ArticleElection Lawsuit Avoided in Cuyahoga County
CLEVELAND — On the day after her team counted the ballots, the Elections Board Director says she had just the type of problems she hoped for yesterday. Small. Jane Platten says there is no such thing...
View ArticlePost Becomes Most Retweeted in History
By Heather Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Facebook, where people love to discuss politics and complain about other people discussing politics, saw a huge surge in Election Day chatter on Tuesday. In a stunning...
View Article‘President-Elect Romney’ Website Goes Live
Gov. Mitt Romney conceded defeat to President Barack Obama, but someone apparently hasn’t given up the dream. The transition website made in case Gov. Romney won the election briefly went live. It...
View ArticleLocal School Levy Passes By a Single Vote
MASSILLON, Ohio – The final vote on an 8.1 mil levy for the Massillon City Schools remains uncertain following Tuesday’s election when the levy passed by only one vote. Of 11,741 votes cast 5,870...
View ArticleInauguration Day Planning Underway
Planning for the 2013 presidential inauguration is officially underway, with the celebration kicking off January 21st, according to the Huffington Post. Construction of the inaugural platform...
View ArticlePolice: Wife Attacks Husband for Not Voting
GILBERT, Arizona– Police say an Arizona woman ran over her husband with her car, when she found out he didn’t vote in last week’s presidential election. She was also reportedly upset that President...
View ArticleMassillon City Schools Levy Officially Passes
MASSILLON, Ohio – Three weeks after their school levy passed by the slimmest of margins, Massillon City Schools administrators finally have something to celebrate. An 8.1 mil school levy passed on...
View ArticleChat Over Chili: President and Romney Bond Over Lunch
By Paul Steinhauser, Jim Acosta and Kevin Liptak WASHINGTON (CNN) — Mitt Romney’s lunch at the White House Thursday was not how the former GOP nominee would have imagined it a month ago, but it did...
View ArticleTagg Romney: ‘Dad Never Wanted to be President’
The oldest son of a former presidential runner-up made a shocking revelation in a recent interview, according to the Daily Mail. Tagg Romney, the oldest of Mitt Romney’s five sons, claims his father...
View ArticleRomney Gives First Post-Election Interview
Jonathan Helman, CNN (CNN) — Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney looked back to the moment on election night that he knew he had lost. “It was a slow recognition, until ultimately when the...
View ArticleIssue 2 Voted Down in Ohio
Current Results: 37% for; 63% against with 99% reporting CLEVELAND — Issue 2 has been overwhelmingly voted down in Ohio. *Click here for live election results The amendment would have reshaped the...
View ArticleObama Takes Key Battlegrounds to Win Re-election
By Tom Cohen, CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama rode a wave of broad support from moderates, women and minorities to win re-election Tuesday by defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney...
View ArticleYou Decide 2012 Coverage on Fox 8
Throughout the campaign season, Ohio maintained the political spotlight as a key force in the presidential election and ultimately maintained its record of determining the White House winner. “As Ohio...
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