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.
Biggest landslide in % of votes won (under equal suffrage): At the 1955 general election, the Conservative group in Parliament won 49.74% of the popular vote - the highest share on record, slightly ahead of the Labour Party in 1945, which won 49.71% of the vote.