Presidential Victory Speech

Ashlyn Morris

Extra Credit: 2012 Presidential Victory Speech

This year we had our 2012 election for our forty-fifth president of the United States of America. Barack Obama, now being our forty-forth and forty-fifth president, won on November 7, 2012 to opponent governor Mitt Romney. He won with three-hundred and thirty-two electoral votes verses Romney’s two-hundred and six votes. After months upon months of campaigning, Obamas victory lead him to have his victory speech on November 7, 2012 giving thanks to the American people for re-electing him. His speech began with his gratitude towards all of the voters who “stayed with him through all of the struggles and dark valleys”, as well as voters who were Pro-Romney. Obama thanked his wife, sponsors, daughters, and other important figures in his life. After he had given a big thank you to the people who had affected him the most during this election, he made a big focus towards everything American people have gone through. Due to Americans having loss in jobs and an unstable economy, Obama commends the people for their faith in him and his tactics. He goes on to tell them that he understands how much they have endured over these past four years, but exclaims that he is excited for a new future. Barack touches base on the fact that him and his followers have experienced the good and bad together, and that he is so grateful for all voters. He did focus on Romney for a short while stating that he had congratulated him and was looking forward to making this country a better place with the help of Governor Romney. “This is why the election matters”, stated Obama as he told the people of his excitement for this victory. In President Barack Obamas 2012 Victory Speech, it was overall very well put together and was extremely adaptable to the majority of the audience. His invention was very intense that gave the audience a sense of urgency to their lives. The moral of his speech was how important it is to be a voter and participate in presidential elections because they determine the people’s future. He was very prominent about the action that him and America need to take together in making this country flourish, which involves trusting in him and prospering in their individual lives. The audience was very responsive to what he had to say and made many positive gestures to the re-elected president. He was very clear that his voters need to take steps together and be trusting of what he has in store for the greater good of America. As he moved more along with the speech, he gave the audience a sense of hope and satisfaction With the organization aspect of this speech Obama had everything well-thought out and very detailed. After being elected the forty-fifth president of the United States, the Victory speech has great importance. He seemed to have been prepared for the rowdy crowd that was there to congratulate him in his victory. His introduction was very clear in his gratitude towards the people who supported him from his wife, to his daughter, to the campaigning committee, and of course his voters. He had smooth transitions into different areas such as talking to Romney, what the American people have gone through, and the importance of what is going to be done in the next four years. During his speech, his body language was very strong and he did not sway very often. His strong stance gave him an aura of a strong leader and someone the people can confide in to make sure the country flourishes. For example, he looked directly at the people with eye contact, had his shoulders back, and spoke with pride. Especially at moments where he talked about how proud he was of the voters, his stance seemed to have gotten more powerful which lead to positive feedback. He concluding with a big thank you and hope for a better future. The style Barack Obama delivered the speech was very fluid and had strong urgency. The tone in his voice showed how proud he was and how strong of a leader he is. Though he did not have much rhythm in how he stated certain things such as when he would switch from topics of Romney and then to the importance of voting, made it hard to follow at times. There were not many stylistic devices used in this speech which could have been very useful if he had taken advantage of that. Although it was a strong speech, a better rhythm and more stylistic devices would have made it more appealing. His memory was very good because the subject was him showing gratitude and promise to America. There was not much he really needed to memorize besides minor details of who to thank and possibly a particular order the speech had to be spoken in. The Teleprompters he was able to use aided him in not looking as if he did not know what he was speaking on. There were points in his speech where he looked obvious that he was looking at something or was distracted, but overall he knew his topic of discussion extremely well. Barack Obamas delivery was near perfect. He had very strong eye contact and never looked down or away from the audience at any given time. His posture was very still, sturdy, and he did not sway or shift his weight on either side of his body. The only thing that I could critic was that he leaned on the podium quite often with his hands which was distracting at times. The vocal delivery in the speech was very loud and he pronounciated every word perfectly. He did have a problem with stumbling on words, but he was able to correct himself quickly and pick back up where he was which made his speech very fluid. Overall, President Barack Obama gave a very powerful and organized speech. You could tell that is was well-thought out and was written to have the best interest of the audience in mind. He was able to have pathos in his speech to connect with the voters hearts, and give them the credit for being involved with the government. He did a wonderful job talking about the demand for the Americans involvement, gave great examples of what is to come for the next four years, and closed his speech powerful enough to leave an impression on American people.

Citation for video:
"President Obama's victory speech - CBS News Video." Breaking News Headlines: Business, Entertainment & World News - CBS News. N.p., 7 Nov. 2012. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. <http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50134659n>.