Interestingly, Ford Motor (F) has been the best performing S&P 500 stock since the 2008 election.  With all the troubles that the US auto industry has gone through over the past year, Ford has made it out alive and now appears to be getting stronger.  Ford (F) is trailed by Whole Foods (WFMI) with a gain of 191.72%, AN (161.12%), EXPE (136.85%), FCX (135.88%), SNDK (105.72%), and AMZN (100.34%).  Goldman Sachs (GS) and Apple (AAPL) are also on the list of the 25 best performing stocks since last year's election day.

Marshall & Ilsley (MI) and Citigroup (C) are down the most since last year's election with losses of 73%.  The majority of the names on the list of losers are in the Financial sector.