Gold is commonly viewed as a safe haven investment and is often used as a hedge against currency issues or an equity downturn. The price of gold acts more as a currency than an commodity, as it usually moves more in correlation with fiat currencies than with other commodities.
Obama defeated Romney, winning both the popular vote and the electoral college, with 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206. He became the eleventh President and third Democrat to win a majority of the popular vote more than once.
Abraham Lincoln's margin of victory in the popular vote was a fairly high 10.1% and he received approximately 474 k more votes than his leading competitor, John C. Breckinridge. In terms of electoral votes, Abraham Lincoln won with 180 electoral votes out of 303 electoral votes votes, or 59.4%. Popular vote: