Nearly one week ago, 3m+ more people voted to reelect Barack Obama. In my opinion, the nation, Obama and we owe Mr. Romney a debt of gratitude for his willingness to run for the office of the president of the united states. We all benefited from the campaign. Obama will be a better second-term president for it. Both Obama and Romney made mistakes. They are human. Our greatest mistake was not appreciating the sacrifice both men made in order to have a chance to lead the country. We laughed at the gaffes. We watched in horror at the first presidential debate. We witnessed poor campaigning on Romney's side.
But when all of the votes were counted, our side won the election. However, the country saw democracy work. Mr. Romney now joins his dad on the list of citizens who dared to dream of running the country. He is owed respect and gratitude for entering the arena.
Thank you, Mr. Romney.