The White House has approved a new diagnosis - "romneisy"
So, a few days left until the moment when America and the world will know the name of the new president of the United States. By the final months of fighting, although, in fact, it went all four years in the Obama White House, which seemed not so long ago the obvious advantage of the current president, melted before our eyes, and the final phase of contenders for the top job came, they say, nostril the nostril. This is confirmed by the results of various surveys conducted after the last teleraunda, which took place on Monday in the Florida city of Boca Raton, though not all of them are clear - some give some advantage to Obama, other state the slight advantage Mitt Romney.
That is why both candidates immediately after the last debate, the votes went, especially in the so-called "oscillating states," meaning that they can play a decisive role in the last stage. Obama decided to spend the last election "hunt" in Florida and Ohio, Romney - in Nevada and Colorado. This is particularly important given the fact that the final result of the election brings the electoral college (to win 270 votes necessary), which delegates depending on their size, each state. At this stage of evaluation of the candidates can win more support from the electors, vary widely. For example, if The New York Times suggests that Obama has secured the support of 237 electors, and Romney - 191, the The Washington Post gives the President 255 votes, and Romney - 206.
Victim of Love for Obama
Perhaps Mitt Romney would have given a lot to this story sounded his name, not the name of his opponent. But, alas ... When at the beginning of October in the Pakistani city of Mingora shots rang out, it would not have caused so much interest, if not for one thing. Was assassinated 14-year-old local schoolgirl Malaga Yusufzai, which have long hunted for the Taliban. What is she angered bearded followers of Islam? It turns out that "pro-Western" views and love for Barack Obama, whom she publicly called the ideal leader of the country. As a result, she was on the brink of life and death.
Another story is not so tragic, is also related to a woman, but she had already occurred in the U.S.. 80-year-old Nancy Lac also suffered for Barack Obama, when she tried to break three posters in which the president was depicted with a mustache a la Adolf Hitler. For this old woman was arrested and charged with theft and disturbing the peace in Hebron (Conn.). Moreover, she said, she knew what she did could face, but remembers the Second World War, and could not endure that the president of her country is shown as the main Nazi villain.
Of course, the two stories the general election forecasts do not, although the level of emotions and can affect the female electorate, which is also important. After all, women make up a large part of our population, and actively participating in the vote, may ultimately decide who will be the American president for the next four years. It is no accident the issue of equal pay for men and women, Obama made one of the important points of the program, while Romney, the debate did not find it an adequate response. But its competitor on the part of the "new ideas" was all right, that he is not without pleasure demonstrated by putting his opponent in the hearing the diagnosis "romneziya." He used the Greek word "amnesia" that is, loss of memory, which, he says, he is suffering, changing its position on various issues from one to the other panelists.
Romney promises to "American Century"
It is clear that this "give-and-take" has not yet exhausted, especially given the current parity today support one and another candidate for the White House. In this regard, it may be (of course, we are talking about a purely hypothetical) option, in which, in full compliance with the Constitution of the United States today will be on the opponents top two positions of the country at a time. And here is how. If we consider that the number of electoral college must be even, then the equality of votes cast for each candidate in the election, there may be a stalemate. Why? Yes, because in this case, the president should be elected members of the House of Representatives, the majority of whom are Republicans, and vice-president - the Senate, which is dominated by Democrats. It is not hard to guess who could be at equality of votes becomes the president and vice president. For all the paradoxical situation of the precedent in the history of the United States was - in 1796, when John Adams was elected president, and his opponent, Thomas Jefferson, a little behind him in the voting - the vice-president. And the duration of both men lived like cat and dog. One might think that this time history does not repeat itself - either in the form of farce, and even less - the tragedy.
Today, when the fighting died down, "face to face", and for many the question remains: who is it that will better protect America against internal and external threats to the country and give the momentum that will allow it to return to its former greatness and power? During the final debate on Monday, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney tried to answer it. So, Romney tried to paint the figurative expression Times, seductive to Americans nostalgic picture: America rescued from unsteady hands of President Obama, on the right to believe her position of world supremacy restored, XXI Century is "American century." In an effort to dislodge the enemy from the hands of this sparkling and alluring way, Democrats argued that Romney is not very good idea of how to proceed in the current international situation, and what is the role of the U.S. in the twenty-first century.
In fact, it was the basis of the last debate, but projected on specific issues - the Middle East, the Iranian nuclear threat, China, Russia ... Briefly summarize Romney claims to the foreign policy of his opponent, they boil down to the fact that the U.S. has not only lost during the Obama presidency its leading role in the world, but also become more vulnerable to external threats in the current situation - in the Middle East have chaos "turmoil" in Syria killed tens of thousands of people in North Africa, a growing number of supporters of the "al-Qaeda", and Iran is developing its nuclear program. However, for the U.S. to feel more confident in today's troubled world, they need to strengthen their power, and to do that, in his opinion, it is necessary to increase the military budget by $ 3 billion. That is typical - both players did not take the precaution of obligations for military action against Iran, though very hard to warn him of the consequences of nuclear blackmail. About the same "about" the spirit of respect, they expressed support for Israel in case of threat to the Jewish state, but just in case, leave the door slightly ajar. True, Obama warned that an attack on Israel would be seen as an attack on the United States. And starting on day joint military exercise the U.S. and Israel in the Persian Gulf should emphasize this a stand America defend the Jewish state, while giving the appropriate signal to Tehran: although Washington is ready for a two-way dialogue, which was reported in recent days, but the powder, as they say, keep dry.
China wagged a finger ...
I must say that while Obama and Romney did not turn to the domestic American subjects, their dialogue proceeded in a rather calm tones, except for the "Chinese confrontation" - these positions sharply diverged. If Romney touted policy of Beijing almost rosy, arguing that China does not want no war, no chaos, no protection, and all just a question, will you kataytsy America in its current state, the Obama in this respect quite different view. According to him, the U.S. should "remain vigilant", although Beijing treat with respect, because it is not only the enemy, but also a potential partner in the international arena, of course, if it plays by the rules. Since failure to comply with the rules hurts the U.S. economy, especially the labor market. It is no accident the White House recently taken proactive measures to neutralize heard in the course of the debate, accusations that the country is losing thousands of jobs because of the lack of firmness in defending its interests on the international market. This sort of electoral actions can be attributed to the intention of using the WTO to declare "war" in U.S. imports from China of cars and spare parts due to the fact that such supplies are subsidized by the government and thus put at a disadvantage U.S. manufacturers of these products.
This decision should be a kind of "answer to Chamberlain" - a response to the recent accusations Mitt Romney President of indifference to American workers and connivance of commercial expansion of Beijing. However, in last Monday for some reason he decided to wave Beijing palm branch. And chose not the best moment - when a U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier "George Washington" and several other ships were sent to the South China Sea in support of Vietnam's drawn into a territorial dispute with China. Or Mitt Romney about it was not aware of?
According to historical statistics debates four times decided the fate of the U.S. presidential election - in 1960, 1980, 1988 and 2000. And the gap between the claimants in these cases was to debate minimum. Following the completion of one of the candidates will gain extra votes, which led him to victory. Decide whether the fate of the last presidential election debates for the fifth time?
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