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.
This has happened four times. In 1824 Andrew Jackson won in popular vote but lost the election. He also led in electoral vote but did not get a the required majority, so t â¦ he final choice went to House where he lost to John Quincy Adams. In 1876. Samuel Tilden won in popular vote but lost the election to Rutherford Hayes.