Wow! 334,000 votes changed the election

This week's election was closer - much closer - than most of us realize. 

The race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney was decided in just a
few ultra-competitive states that could have gone either way. Had
Romney won these states he would be President-elect Romney today. There
is precedent for this kind of near victory despite a popular vote loss.
In 2004 John Kerry was less than