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US Election Too Close to Call!

The latest polls are showing Obama and Romney neck and neck in this coming Tuesday’s election.

There is all sorts of speculation and suggestions on what could happen.

As I related in an earlier post there is even talk of a split White House with Romney as the President and Biden as the Vice President.

It could go down to the so-called swing states. Those states are: Wisconsin,Virginia,Ohio,Florida,New Hampshire,Iowa,Pennsylvania,Nevada and Colorado.

If you live in the Eastern United States or Eastern Canada you could be up late.

There are ramifications for the Canadian Economy too. The Democrats are known to be more protectionist than the Republicans. We shall see.

The other thing that could have an impact on the Canadian economy are the votes regarding the legalization of marijuana. Polls show in the state of Washington,for example,that the pro pot vote might win.

The great Canadian excuse for not legalizing the drug is that it would hurt relations with the US. This of course would no longer be an issue if they voted to legalize. The other thing worthy of note is the BC is responsible for a large amount of sales in Washington.

This would no longer be the case as they would be able to grow their own.

The impact on the BC economy could be quite shocking.

All in all it will be a very interesting night. Political Insider will be there to sort through all the news.

Stay tuned!

What do you think will happen?

Post Debate Reaction !

Biden: Even when the Democrats lose we win!

The debate tonight was once again close and this and Obama won on experience but Romney held his own and showed calm cool leadership when he was on the hot seat.

The quick and dirty CNN post-debate poll showed the score to be 48-40 Obama but the big question out there is ” will it have any impact 15 days from now?”

The Obama record is mixed and Romney and company have very little experience on the foreign policy front.

In the series of debates Romney bested Obama on the key questions of Economy and leadership.

This election is too close to call which in itself is a shock given how far ahead poll wise Obama was at one point.

Interestingly enough if the votes in the electoral college turn out to be tie, there is a scenario making the rounds that could have Romney as the President and Biden as the Vice President.

If the republicans kept control of the house and the Democrats kept control of the Senate, Biden would get to vote himself as VP under ans Electoral College tie of 269-269.

Can you imagine the log jam and mess the US would be in if that happened?

What do you think will happen on election day?

Foreign Policy-The Final Presidential Debate!

National Security Will Be Front and Center Tomorrow Night!

Tomorrow night is the final presidential debate. It is strictly about foreign policy.

It is a chance for both candidates to spell out their vision on that topic.

Obama in particular has been hammered for not spelling out a vision for the country,let alone foreign policy.

This is important because national security, which is part of the foreign policy debate, is front and center on voters minds with all the goings on in the middle east.

Romney/Ryan have little experience in this area while Obama’s record is mixed.

Obama, if you recall, took out Osama Bin laden but has fumbled of late dealing with such issues as Iran,Syria ans the recent terrorist attack in Libya.

This past weekend Obama was hammered by the Romney people for the ‘leak’ regarding the apparent negotiations with Iran ( Iran eventually said the talks were a croc because they were not prepared to negotiate with anybody in the US on the eve of an election).

With the latest polls showing the race to the White house more or less even, tomorrow’s debate is shaping up to be the event that could decide the election.

What do you think will happen?

The Presidential Debate-Round Two-The Outcome!

One was more likeable, One would manage the economy better.Who would you vote for?

And the winner is?

Depends on whether you believe the CNN polls on who won the debate tonight or whether you believe that the poll within the poll tells the true result.

The Overall poll result is 46% of the people believe Obama won versus 39% for Romney.

Gotta leave the Obama people feeling pretty good eh!

Not so fast. Obama was awful in the first debate and anything a little better would propel his numbers upward. He gets credit there.

In November when Americans cast their vote in the only poll that matters they will be looking for two things as most people do in elections.

They are leadership and the economy. ( Think Harper Harper Harper if you were watching the least Canadian election) . These two factors will stand out even more in the US next month given where the world economy and the US debt-load is.

Romney won by 4% on who would make the best leader ( I hear people screaming that the margin of error makes that a tie, I say who says the margin of error always has to go the way of the loser).

On the poll within a poll that really matter Romney blew Obama away. He won by 18% on which candidate will be able to manage the economy.

If I was running the Republican ad machine I would get the commercials rolling. ” When it comes to your food,job,house taxes and lively-hood Mitt Romney trumps Barack Obama hands down” or something to that effect.

When people go to the polls they are not voting for the most likeable guy, they did that the last time and look where it got them.

They are going to vote for the candidate that will protect their wallet.

Tonight 18% more said that it was Romney.

What do you think ?

The VP Debate: Who Won?

The CNN poll released after the debate showed the numbers to be Ryan 48% VS Biden 44%.

Given the margin of error a virtual tie.

What I think this poll is not revealing are three things:

1) Paul Ryan did a great closing that will resonate for weeks to come. He took leadership,said he would be held accountable and not run from the tough decisions that any administration will face in the coming years. He also asked for the vote.

2) People are sick of old style politics and Joe Biden kept interrupting and cutting Ryan off.

3) Most important is this; people want a positive future and Ryan gave them that. I believe this will count big time later on in November when people actually make their voting decision.

Still Biden didn’t lose any immediate ground like Obama did last week.

This debate puts the pressure squarely on the shoulders of Barack Obama in next weeks second presidential debate.

He can’t afford to lay another egg.

I suspect he will. He doesn’t want the job.

I think and I have said before, in his eyes 4 years are enough.

What do you think?