President Obama reelected to a second term

Rather than start a new thread I have created a poll.

Barack Obama all the way.

[thenry]

Barack

Obama gaining more in the polls. Still quite worried.

If he loses then Romney will get credit for the already recovering economy...he'll be easily re-elected in four years time because the benefits of the economy will get credited to him. Republicans have left him to clear up the mess and will swoop in to claim the credit.

[MalteseFalcon]

Obama all the way. He has done quite well given the mess Bush left America in. Romney is like Sarah Palin, you would fear for the world if they had their finger over the nuclear war button.

[thenry]

Originally Posted by Damien

Obama gaining more in the polls. Still quite worried.

If he loses then Romney will get credit for the already recovering economy...he'll be easily re-elected in four years time because the benefits of the economy will get credited to him. Republicans have left him to clear up the mess and will swoop in to claim the credit.

looking from the outside and albeit not enough so i could be far off the mark here. to me what youve said above hasnt been stressed enough by Obama. may be banging on about it would push voters further away? also during the debates it seemed Obama wasn't really going in hard making Romney look a fool. i was watching vlogs post-debates and a fair amount of people from the US were frustrated at Obama for not putting Romney in his place.

Originally Posted by thenry

looking from the outside and albeit not enough so i could be far off the mark here. to me what youve said above hasnt been stressed enough by Obama. may be banging on about it would push voters further away? also during the debates it seemed Obama wasn't really going in hard making Romney look a fool. i was watching vlogs post-debates and a fair amount of people from the US were frustrated at Obama for not putting Romney in his place.

It's not really a credible argument to bemoan the unfairness of who gets credit for your own work. They have brought up how the bad the economy was when they got in but Obama's campaign has been wary of boasting about the economy too much because it's still not great. People don't want to hear about how good a job you're doing if they don't see the benefits.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Itshim

I am in fact not registered with either party & in the passed have voted democrat republican & independent.
I tend to vote by candidate in local elections - DA, sheriff ( hang them all ) More so when local taxes are involved. Have property so am on register.

However you are correct I see him as to better of the two - and that it ,in my mind is not saying a lot. Sarah or Hilary would have got my vote ! Now if they stood against each other that would be a real brain teaser .

It'd be even more interesting if they had to fight it out, hand to hand...

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Osem

It'd be even more interesting if they had to fight it out, hand to hand...

That was what mullah Omar suggested to bush to resolve their differences.

Its neck and neck on cf to as to whom should be president then...

Passed to me by my African American internet/chat pal.Makes interesting reading.

http://4quarters10dimes.blogspot.co....lican-for.html

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

Passed to me by my African American internet/chat pal.Makes interesting reading.

http://4quarters10dimes.blogspot.co....lican-for.html

Very good Blog, I agree with a lot of what he has put.

No doubt a Republican could counter his points with the ills of the democratic party.

However, as a regular viewer of Fox News I am astonished, nearly every day, with the vehement tripe that they spout forth, and I believe the Republican Party is dangerous and I would rather have a democrat in power (although I am no fan of Obama) in the whitehouse.

Romneys running mate Ryan, is pretty much a far right loon.

Obama has got stronger in the last week. He is now up by 3 in Ohio. However his internal polling is showing him up in Ohio, Wisconsin and even level in Pennsylvania! This seems unlikely but there is a constant nag that he is going to just make it in this election so I am very nervous.

Final figures in Ohio from the early voting show the gap between Democratic counties and Republican ones have narrowed by about 4% leaving Democrats with a wafer-thin advantage there. Republicans tend to win the turnout on election day.

It's possible the polls have drastically underestimated the fall in Democratic voters, if so we may see a 'shock' win for Romney .

[Osem]

I recently heard Iain Dale on LBC pontificating on why 'we' in the UK are all so interested in the US elections. Well, although I agree the results have a bearing (directly and indirectly) on the UK, I reckon most people here couldn't tell you the name of both men let alone which parties they represent or what they stand for. I think the truth is that the media is far more interested in the elections than the UK public in general is. Iain Dale, being part of it and host to numerous radio shows on the subject, has to say something to explain why so much airtime is being devoted to matters I'm sure he and his ilk enjoy but turn a great many more people off. It's not public demand which is driving all this media coverage Iain and I can't wait for it to be over.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Osem

I recently heard Iain Dale on LBC pontificating on why 'we' in the UK are all so interested in the US elections. Well, although I agree the results have a bearing (directly and indirectly) on the UK, I reckon most people here couldn't tell you the name of both men let alone which parties they represent or what they stand for. I think the truth is that the media is far more interested in the elections than the UK public in general is. Iain Dale, being part of it and host to numerous radio shows on the subject, has to say something to explain why so much airtime is being devoted to matters I'm sure he and his ilk enjoy but turn a great many more people off. It's not public demand which is driving all this media coverage Iain and I can't wait for it to be over.

I'm interested, but I take your point.

Funnily, China are about to have a change of leadership but hardly any coverage of that and some would argue that China has a larger bearing on our economical future much more than the USA does.

[Osem]

I'm interested in the outcome of course but I'm getting cheesed off with the endless coverage and media speculation about who's going to win etc. etc. If it was an election that I could have a bearing on then that would be different but it isn't and I'm getting hacked off with media types indulging themselves on the basis that 'we' are all begging for more of their output on US politics.

Anyway, I feel better now I've had a rant !