Obama's victory wasn't easy, but the task of governing the divided country will be even harder.
As executive director of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Center for Responsive Politics, she monitors the witches' brew of federal lobbying and loot at www.opensecrets.org.
The success of his next term will depend on what lessons the two parties take from the election.
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