Mother of all Election!

It was 1977, since when I started following USA presidential election. That was between democrat candidate Jimmy Cater and Republican Gerard Ford. However, the current concluded presidential election had it all. Until last phase, Mitt Romney was edging over Barack Obama but it was Sandy (the cyclone) which left peoples of New York and New Jersey under neck deep water but it rescued Barack Obama and finally gave him the second chance.

Barack Hussein Obama

Barack Hussein Obama,  born August 4, 1961, is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office.

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. He served three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, running unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 2000.

He received national attention during the election and primaries of the 2004 U.S. senate in Illinois which he won, and his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. After a close race in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries, he won his party's nomination against Hillary Rodham Clinton. In the 2008 presidential election, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. Nine months later, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

As president, Obama ended U.S. military involvement in the Iraq War, increased troop levels in Afghanistan, signed the New START arms control treaty with Russia, ordered U.S. military involvement in Libya, and ordered the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. In May 2012, he became the first sitting U.S. president to publicly

United States Senator from Illinois
Personal details
Born	Barack Hussein Obama II August 4, 1961 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Michelle Robinson
Children	Malia, Sasha
Alma mater	Occidental College Columbia College Harvard Law School
Profession	Community organizer Lawyer
Awards	Nobel Peace Prize

Willard Mitt Romney

Willard Mitt Romney, born March 12, 1947, is an American businessman who served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. He was the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election.

Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, by his parents Lenore and George W. Romney, Mitt Romney spent two and a half years in France as a Mormon missionary starting in 1966. He married Ann Davies in 1969. Romney had participated in the political campaigns of both his parents.

By 1993, Romney had begun thinking about entering politics, partly based upon his wife Ann's urging and partly to follow in his father's footsteps. He decided to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, who was seeking re-election for the sixth time.  Romney changed his affiliation to Republican in October 1993 and formally announced his candidacy in February 1994. In addition to his leave from Bain Capital, he stepped down from his church leadership role in 1994. Elected Governor of Massachusetts in 2002.  Romney did not seek re-election in 2006, instead focusing on his campaign for the Republican nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. He won several primaries and caucuses but lost the nomination to John McCain as he withdrew from the race and ultimately endorsed McCain. In 2011, he began campaigning for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, eventually winning enough caucuses and primaries to be nominated with his chosen running mate, Representative Paul Ryan.

70th Governor of Massachusetts
In office  January 2, 2003 – January 4, 2007
Personal details
Born	Willard Mitt Romney March 12, 1947 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ann Romney
Alma mater	Brigham Young University Harvard University (MBA, JD)
Profession	Management consultant, Venture capitalist, Private equity
Positions	Cofounder and CEO, Bain Capital CEO, Bain & Company CEO, 2002 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee

Expense

Spending on the 2012 U.S. presidential campaign was the highest ever, soaring beyond $2 billion as independent fundraising groups financed advertising to promote their favored candidates. Notwithstanding a weak economy, the 2012 general elections was the most expensive in US history, costing a whopping USD 6 billion, with the presidential race alone accounting for USD 2.6 billion.

Polling Data

Poll	Obama (D)	Romney (R)
Final Results	50.5	47.9	Obama +2.6

!!!Pity, Spending billions only for accusation and allegation that too only in the name of Election Campaigns!!!