Obama seems poised to win that too in 2012, though it may take some time before that's official. As of this writing, Obama had a 58,720,700 (50.1%) to 56,145,950 (48.4%) lead on Mitt Romney for the popular vote.(UPDATE: As of 2:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Obama has widened his popular vote lead.n 2004, Bush/Cheney defeated Kerry/Edwards in the popular vote 62 million to 59 million. In 2000, Gore/Lieberman won the popular vote over Bush/Cheney 50.9 million to 50.4 million, yet lost the election due to the Electoral College. You can find the latest popular vote count on our Election Results page.
Shaw's supermarket chain sold to private equity firm that owns Holy Family, Merrimack Valley hospitals. NEW YORK â Supervalu Inc., the parent company of Shawâs Supermarkets, is selling off five of its grocery chains, including Shawâs and Albertsonâs, after years of being squeezed by intensifying competition.
Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch company that owns Stop & Shop, agreed to buy the Brussels-based Delhaize Group, which owns Hannaford, in a stock deal valued at $10.4 billion when it was announced in June 2015.