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Transcript: Barack Obama's election night victory speech

President Barack Obama says there's more work to

President Barack Obama says there's more work to do, and that he wants to cooperate with both parties. The President spoke before thousands of cheering supporters who celebrated his re-election victory. The AP's Robert Ray reports from Chicago. (Nov. 7) (November 7, 2012 7:09 AM)

What follows is the victory speech given by President Barack Obama in Chicago on the night of the 2012 presidential election.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.

Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.

It moves forward because of you. It moves forward because you reaffirmed...

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