November 19, 2012 | Vol. 180 No. 21

For Obama, Survival Is the New Winning (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: How He Did It)

The Unfinished Work That Lies Ahead (Election 2012: Special Issue)

Inside the Secret World of Quants and Data Crunchers Who Helped Obama Win (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: How He Did It)

Why the GOP Will Double Down on A Losing Strategy (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: What's Next)

Lights, camera, traction: a few pivotal moments proved that live TV still matters (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: The Media)

All the right moves ... and some wrong ones (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: Between The Lines)

Voting with the 1% (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: Awesome Column)

Part 1: The Election In Brief (Election Special 2012 / LightBox)

Part 2: How He Did It (Election Special 2012)

Part 3: A History of the Campaign in 100 Objects (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: Object Lessons)

Part 4: What Comes Next (Election Special 2012)

The Senate (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: In Brief)

After 33 races, a few new faces

The White House (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: In Brief)

Obama's path to victory

The House (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: In Brief)

Republicans keep the upper hand in the lower chamber

Sandy Ends the Silence (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: New Energy)

Even if politicians ignore climate change, the rest of us can't

The Gaffe-O-Meter (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: In Brief)

Presidential candidates really do say the darnedest things. We ranked the best of the worst

The Numbers (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: In Brief)

What fueled the priciest election in U.S. history

2016: Let's Get The Party Started (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: What's Next)

Verbatim (Election Special 2012 / Election 2012: In Brief)