Category Archives: US Presidential Elections 2012

Observations about the course of the current US elections….

2016 – the grounds for optimism….
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Democrats versus Republicans….. In the last hundred years or so there have only been three occasions when an incumbent Party has won three Presidential elections on the trot – Harding, Coolidge and Hoover for the Republican Party (GOP) between 1920 … Continue reading

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Romney versus Obama: close but not that close

Electoral College: today, 9th october Obama 332 Romney 206 Tied  0 Senate : Democrats: 52        Republicans: 44     Toss-ups: 4   House of Representatives: Democrats: 186             Republicans: 226     … Continue reading

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Governor Romney gives it straight on gay marriage

Gay Marriage is one hot potato in the US Election. This link takes us to a conversation Governor Romney has with a gay veteran in the swing state of New Hampshire. The content is interesting as is the way the ABC & … Continue reading

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Wigmore Hall: Ability & Disability

Helena Juntunen (soprano) &  Eveliina Kytömäki (piano) Schumann, Strauss, Thomas Adès and Sibelius Last night’s recital was memorable for two reasons. There were some haunting and beautiful songs – some beautifully sung by Helena Juntunen and geogously accompanied on the piano … Continue reading

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Democrats after Charlotte

Electoral College Obama : 332    Romney: 206 Senate Democrats 46  Republicans 47 Tied: 4 The course of the final stage of the US election is now set and uncertainties hang all around but has the democrat donkey finally broken … Continue reading

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2012 US election – latest analysis

From the eye of the storm to the nay of the platform – The Republican Party after  Tampa & the Electoral College For the last three days I’ve watched the most of the speeches that graced the GOP convention at Tampa. … Continue reading

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The US election – What the hell is Legitimate Rape?

Legitimate concerns about legitimate Rape The US election has taken a sharp swing into the politics of ethics. The campaign is now focused on the cultural divide that increasingly defines America both to itself and to the rest of the world. whatever the outcome … Continue reading

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The Still Centre of the Electoral Storm

Electoral College Obama 293 Romney 241 Senate Democrats 47 Republicans 47 (toss ups 3) We have reached the fallow fields that always mark out any election in the United States. In the long lost days before Primaries governed the outcome of … Continue reading

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Romney nudges ahead by 3 votes in Electoral College….

Electoral College:Obama 253 versus Romney 256   (Tied 29 Florida) based on polls as at 14th June. Senate: Democrats 51 Republicans 47(2 toss-ups) Romney has picked up Wisconsin in the latest state polls which also show Obama holding a lead … Continue reading

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Electoral college narrows once again….

Electoral College:Obama 279 versus Romney 230   (Tied 29 Florida) based on polls as at 12th June. Senate: Democrats 51 Republicans 47 (2 toss-ups)    

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