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.
Ronald Reagan won 50.8% of the popular vote in the 1980 general election, a percentage that was slightly lower than the average of all elected presidents (52.15%). Ronald Reagan's margin of victory in the popular vote was a respectable 9.7% and he received approximately 8.42 M more votes than his competitor, Jimmy Carter. Ronald Reagan carried a total of 44 states states.