U.S Presidential Elections

[Sashan]

Tomorrow being the Presidential elections day for USA to choose between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, thought I would open this thread for discussions.

 

[VCheng]

I predict a win for Obama.

 

[SQ8]

Romney is too raw for the Americans of today..
and loose chads will not save him.

 

[Android]

Race for Congress: 6 Indian-Americans seek to create history

WASHINGTON: Six Indian-Americans are in the race for a seat in the US House of Representatives, with the latestpolls and mainstream media saying that three of them have bright chances of winning.
Elections will be held for all 435 seats, representing the 50 US states on November 6.
Ami Bera, the Democratic Party candidate from California's seventh Congressional District, is said to have the best chances to win the Congressional elections. Pitted against incumbent Republican Dan Lungren , Bera has outraised hisopponent.
So far only two Indian-Americans have been elected tothe US Congress. Dalip Singh Saund was the first Indian-American elected to the House of Representatives in 1950s, while Bobby Jindal , now the Louisiana governor, was the second one.
Bera is followed by Republican young gun Ricky Gill, in the neighbouring California's ninth Congressional District.
Gill who barely managed to turn 25 to file his nomination papers is trying to unseat three-term incumbent Democrat Jerry McNerney.
A weak Republican candidate inMichigan's 11th Congressional District has brightened the chances of Democratic Dr Syed Taj, who hails from Bihar and isthe younger brother of Syed Shahbuddin. Taj has his Republican rival Kerry Bentivolito contend with.
Contesting for the second consecutive time from Pennsylvania's Sixth Congressional District, Iraq war veteran Dr Manan Trivedi of theDemocratic Party has been given a "Lean Republican" status by The New York Times.
New Jersey's Democratic candidate Upendra Chivukula's seat has been determined as"Lean Republican" by Real Clear politics. Jack Uppal, a Democratic candidate from California's fourth Congressional District, is probably the weakest of the sixIndian-American candidates in fray.
Woman, 99, set to vote for first time
Better late than never! A 99-year-old woman in the US has lived through 24 presidential elections, but has chosen this year's close contest to cast her first ballot. Rosie Lewis, of Fort Myers, Florida, who received her ballot in the mail, got some help from a family friend to register and credits the election of President Barack Obama in 2008 for inspiring her to cast her first vote this time, NBC reported. Her vote could be crucial as a photo finish to the White House was predicted by final USpoll surveys.
After Sandy, another storm threatens US
Days after Sandy devastation inUS eastern coast, another strong coastal storm threatens to hit the region this week and could result in high winds, flooding and power outages. Though there is still uncertaintyover its exact course and timing, the storm could bring windy conditions with high winds in the range of 50 miles per hour. "While there is still some uncertainty regarding thetrack and timing of the storm inthe Northeast, substantial impacts are expected," the National Weather Service said.

Race for Congress: 6 Indian-Americans seek to create history

WASHINGTON: Six Indian-Americans are in the race for a seat in the US House of Representatives, with the latestpolls and mainstream media saying that three of them have bright chances of winning.
Elections will be held for all 435 seats, representing the 50 US states on November 6.
Ami Bera, the Democratic Party candidate from California's seventh Congressional District, is said to have the best chances to win the Congressional elections. Pitted against incumbent Republican Dan Lungren , Bera has outraised hisopponent.
So far only two Indian-Americans have been elected tothe US Congress. Dalip Singh Saund was the first Indian-American elected to the House of Representatives in 1950s, while Bobby Jindal , now the Louisiana governor, was the second one.
Bera is followed by Republican young gun Ricky Gill, in the neighbouring California's ninth Congressional District.
Gill who barely managed to turn 25 to file his nomination papers is trying to unseat three-term incumbent Democrat Jerry McNerney.
A weak Republican candidate inMichigan's 11th Congressional District has brightened the chances of Democratic Dr Syed Taj, who hails from Bihar and isthe younger brother of Syed Shahbuddin. Taj has his Republican rival Kerry Bentivolito contend with.
Contesting for the second consecutive time from Pennsylvania's Sixth Congressional District, Iraq war veteran Dr Manan Trivedi of theDemocratic Party has been given a "Lean Republican" status by The New York Times.
New Jersey's Democratic candidate Upendra Chivukula's seat has been determined as"Lean Republican" by Real Clear politics. Jack Uppal, a Democratic candidate from California's fourth Congressional District, is probably the weakest of the sixIndian-American candidates in fray.
Woman, 99, set to vote for first time
Better late than never! A 99-year-old woman in the US has lived through 24 presidential elections, but has chosen this year's close contest to cast her first ballot. Rosie Lewis, of Fort Myers, Florida, who received her ballot in the mail, got some help from a family friend to register and credits the election of President Barack Obama in 2008 for inspiring her to cast her first vote this time, NBC reported. Her vote could be crucial as a photo finish to the White House was predicted by final USpoll surveys.
After Sandy, another storm threatens US
Days after Sandy devastation inUS eastern coast, another strong coastal storm threatens to hit the region this week and could result in high winds, flooding and power outages. Though there is still uncertaintyover its exact course and timing, the storm could bring windy conditions with high winds in the range of 50 miles per hour. "While there is still some uncertainty regarding thetrack and timing of the storm inthe Northeast, substantial impacts are expected," the National Weather Service said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Race-for-Congress-6-Indian-Americans-seek-to-create-history/articleshow/17107459.cms

 

[VCheng]

Romney is too raw for the Americans of today..
and loose chads will not save him.

It is perhaps more a matter of sticking with the devil one knows than the devil one doesn't.

 

[Android]

Self delete

 

[arp2041]

Obama is gonna win, though it will not be an easy win but a win anyways, Mitt Romney lost on 3 counts - In second & Third presidential debates where Obama emerged as winner & the Sandy hurricane also helped Obama as his response to the disaster was quick & effective.

As far as India is concerned though Republicans are more pro India than Democrats, but the American policy of establishing a good strategic relation with India is now cast in stone so will not be effected by any President, thus Obama will keep working for good relations with India.

 

[Icewolf]

Obama is gonna win, though it will not be an easy win but a win anyways, Mitt Romney lost on 3 counts - In second & Third presidential debates where Obama emerged as winner & the Sandy hurricane also helped Obama as his response to the disaster was quick & effective.

As far as India is concerned though Republicans are more pro India than Democrats, but the American policy of establishing a good strategic relation with India is now cast in stone so will not be effected by any President, thus Obama will keep working for good relations with India.

Do you really think Indians vote decides on who will win the U.S election?

 

[jaunty]

Must watch

 

[arp2041]

Do you really think Indians vote decides on who will win the U.S election?

Who said so?? I was talking about the impact on relations with India after Obama gets elected.

Anyways, Indian American community is still an influential one, it nos. around 3 million & many of them help both the Presidential candidates in the race to White House by raising funds etc., recently Obama even tried to reach out to them by publishing ads in hindi:

US Presidential elections: Obama and Romney campaigns reach out to Indian Americans - World News - IBNLive

This was important since in an election which is gonna probably end in a photo finish, every vote count.

 

[Mercenary]

Obama will win.

The only question is by how much.

My prediction is that he will win every state that he won in 2008 minus North Carolina and Indiana.

 

[Esc8781]

Obama will win.

The only question is by how much.

My prediction is that he will win every state that he won in 2008 minus North Carolina and Indiana.

And Texas .

 

[Mercenary]

And Texas .

He didnt win Texas in 2008.

 

[Sashan]

Whoever wins should win only from electoral pov but also from popular votes. Gore won in 2000 through popular votes while Bush won on electoral votes.

 

[jaunty]

Obama starts from 237, Romney 191. Obama just needs a couple of the swing states to turn his way, whereas Romney needs 5-6 of them. Obama is ahead in almost all the swing states by at least a couple of points, so right now his chances are bright, but still quite a close race. Good video from NPR- The Amazing Morphing Campaign Money Map on Vimeo