Barack Obama to win the US election

Apparently, President Barack Obama will win a second term. One doesn’t have to have psychic powers, a crystal ball or a deck of Tarot cards to predict how the presidential election will pan today.

But Barack Obama has a solid record and few flip flops on important issues. By contrast, Republican Mitt Romney is a fish on dry land, flopping around like nobody’s business.

The choice between President Obama and Mitt Romney isn’t the only one voters will be making today. Dozens of state-wide ballot questions have posed to voters, and their implications could reverberate across state lines.

Based on the experts’ views, here are a few of the most controversial initiatives voters might see on their ballots today before contesting their votes.

Further, Obama has more paths to victory. According to The New York Times electoral map, Obama is predicted to win 243 points. He only needs 27 points to win in the Electoral College.

If Ohio (18 votes) and Wisconsin (10 votes) vote for him, he’ll win regardless of how well Romney does. Romney, on the other hand, has only 206 predicted votes. He needs to win more than just two of the swing states if he’s to claim victory.

Considering the issue of job creation and high unemployment, Obama inherited an economy teetering on the brink of collapse after George Bush’s stewardship.

He has salvaged the economy from the brink of disaster and jobs are being created again while they were being destroyed when Obama first became president.

Secondly, Obama has mentioned the record shows that more jobs are being created, tax rates have been cut for the middle class, tax rules are being changed to ensure that companies don’t get too many tax breaks, and a revised healthcare programme has been implemented amongst others.

Thirdly, the incumbent president put in place measures to check the excesses of Wall Street but he is facing obstacles at every turn from Republicans who are backed strongly by big business. His attempts to check big business are likely to get widespread backing.

Another view is that the president is more reasonable and he has rightly targeted the middle and lower classes.

He reduced taxes for the lower income group and small businesses and providing for more social help through health and educational programmes.

Another definite victory in his credit is death of Osama bin Laden. It may be fortuitous, but during Obama’s tenure, Osama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda chief who masterminded the attack on the twin towers, was tracked and gunned down in Pakistan. That is a major victory for the US in the war against militancy.

Barack Obama according to his claims is disengaging militarily which can persuade him for re-election. At the same time, Obama is making sure that the US starts to reduce its military role globally, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan.

His instant response to the Libyan episode will also give him favor in his election for the second time. Even when the news came out, his response was to investigate first and not to react on impulse.

At the end of the day, issues and their handling often but not always determine election results. There is lots of interplay in elections and it is difficult to predict who will win.

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