Barack Obama Tweets Victory in 2012 Presidential Election

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Alex Fitzpatrick
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Barack Obama Tweets Victory in 2012 Presidential Election
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Barack Obama has won the 2012 presidential election, announcing his win on Twitter at 11:14 p.m. ET Tuesday evening:

This happened because of you. Thank you.— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012

Obama then posted a tweet written by himself with the signature "-bo" at the end:

We're all in this together. That's how we campaigned, and that's who we are. Thank you. -bo— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012

He followed that with another at 11:16 p.m. ET:

Four more years. twitter.com/BarackObama/st…— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012

That photo tweet quickly became the single most-retweeted message in Twitter history:

Minutes after winning re-election for a second term, @barackobama has his most retweeted tweet ever. twitter.com/BarackObama/st…— Twitter Government (@gov) November 7, 2012

In 2008, Obama announced victory with the following tweet:

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How did you react on social media when you heard the news? Share in the comments.

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