Financial Times Election Commentary

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Obama shattered the GOP’s delusions

The Republicans have been forced to accept that their claim to political territory was little more than a state of denial, writes Simon Schama http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/B4MC6Z/0GB0NQ/U1DVG2/DXYNNI/RF/h?a1=2012&a2=11&a3=8

President has allies to unlock Congress

The new administration can nurture ties with business eager for a stable and predictable investment environment, writes John Gapper http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/B4MC6Z/0GB0NQ/U1DVG2/VTGZZB/RF/h?a1=2012&a2=11&a3=8

Lukewarm Romney didn’t take a stand

Obama’s plan to tax high earners beat his rival’s tax breaks for ‘job creators’, says Christopher Caldwell. The GOP will forget this at their peril http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/B4MC6Z/0GB0NQ/U1DVG2/IESLLE/RF/h?a1=2012&a2=11&a3=8

Republican right-thinking for 2016

The real conservatives all did well, except for those who didn’t but who, they now realise, probably weren’t true conservatives. By Robert Shrimsley http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/B4MC6Z/0GB0NQ/U1DVG2/OFP66L/RF/h?a1=2012&a2=11&a3=8

Obama must renew bipartisan effort

Despite the path he took, Barack Obama managed to hold on to the diverse coalition that brought him into office in 2008 http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/B4MC6Z/0GB0NQ/U1DVG2/PNUOOR/RF/h?a1=2012&a2=11&a3=8