USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: Romney Is Going To Win This Election

Someone is going to win.

"Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the
people." ( Abraham Lincoln)

And yet, about this participatory democracy apart from a relatively
low voter turnout ( 63% in 2008) we have some of the problems
highlighted below:

5.85 million American citizens are not allowed to vote because of a
criminal conviction
http://www.brennancenter.org/content/section/category/voting_after_criminal_conviction

The Black Vote by the Numbers: 6 Million Eligible to Vote, But Not All
Registered
http://politic365.com/2012/09/20/the-black-vote-by-the-numbers-6-million-eligible-to-vote-but-not-all-registered/

7 Ways You Could Be Disenfranchised By Voter ID
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/national-voter-registration-day-2012_n_1912476.html

Voting Laws That Make People Angry
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/13/obama-early-voting_n_1963821.html

A Record 24 Million Latinos Are Eligible to Vote, But Turnout Rate …
http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/10/01/a-record-24-million-latinos-are-eligible-to-vote/


On Oct 13, 6:05 am, Abdul Karim Bangura <th...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> This election isnow down to Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, states with 75 to 95% whitepopulations. Expect the Bradley and Wilder Effects this time!!!Daily Presidential Tracking PollRelated ArticlesNorth Carolina: Romney 51%, Obama 48%Polls Reflect Voter Reality, Not Pundits' Preoccupations By Scott RasmussenJust 14% Rate The Economy As Good or ExcellentVoters Trust Romney 50% to 43% Over Obama on Economy
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> Friday, October 12, 2012
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> The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Mitt Romney attracting support from 48% of voters nationwide, while President Obama earns the vote from 47%. Two percent (2%) prefer some other candidate, and three percent (3%) are undecided. See daily tracking history.
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> Nearly all of the responses for this survey were taken before last night's debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Romney's running mate, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan. Eighteen percent (18%) of Likely U.S. Votersrate the vice presidential debate as Very Importantto their vote.
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> Speaking of debates, Scott Rasmussen notes in his new weekly syndicated column thatPolls Reflect Voter Reality, Not Pundit's Preoccupations. The Political Class, he writes, believes the race for the White House was turned upside down by the president's weak performance in last week's debate, but "the reality is that a very close race shifted ever so slightly from narrowly favoring President Obama to narrowly favoring Mitt Romney. Either way, it remains too close to call."
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> New polling shows Romney ahead by three points inNorth Carolinaand Obama still up by one inOhio. Currently, the president has a 237-181 edge in the Electoral College. However, 10 states with 120 Electoral Votes remain in the Toss-Up category and are likely to decide the election.
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