Bush did it. George W. Bush won the White House and US Presidency for a second term.
Not only that, the Republicans increased their lead in both the house and the senate. What's more, Bush won the popular vote (Anoraks Anonymous: the 'electoral college' - the winners of each state - does not always match the popular majority vote) for the first time since his father did the same in 1988. Even more startling, Bush won the largest ever majority of the popular vote in Presidential history. On top of this, against all those who say that gay marriage is inevitable, in every single state where there was a referendum on same-sex marriages the legislation for a traditional view of marriage as between a woman and man only was supported.
Divided society
This has been quite a week for Republicans in America. Democrats, of course, are not so happy. In Kerry's concession speech he acknowledged the victory of the Republicans, but asserted strongly the need now for a united America. For, in one of the most bilious and vicious election campaigns in recent history, America as never before appears a society divided. Bush made the same point in his speech: it is time for America to unite now around his leadership.
