Batangas Today: “US Election 2012: Romney Is Confident Of Winning Over Barack Obama” plus 9 more |
- US Election 2012: Romney Is Confident Of Winning Over Barack Obama
- Final Election Polls: Final Gallup Survey Puts Obama and Romney Within One Percentage Point Of Each Other
- Chicago’s Election Website Crashed Due to High Internet Visitors
- Election voting machine changes votes from Barack Obama to Mitt Romney, Reddit user says (Video)
- Electoral College Votes 2012: 277 electoral college votes to favor Obama, says Nomura
- Suzuki to stop selling cars in U.S., files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
- United States Election Day Polls: Closing Time
- Candy Crowley Slip: CNN correspondent calls Mitt Romney as ‘President Romney’ (Video)
- Final Rasmussen Presidential Polls 2012: Mitt Romney leads by 1% over President Obama, tied in Ohio
- NFL admits mistake on Panthers’ DeAngelo Williams touchdown call
| US Election 2012: Romney Is Confident Of Winning Over Barack Obama Posted: 06 Nov 2012 03:06 PM PST  Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign event Image Credit: Tony Dejak/AP The US Presidential Election has been under way for weeks and millions have already cast their votes before the polls opened early morning on Tuesday, November 6. Latest election polls showed an exceedingly tight race between President Barack Obama and GOP candidate Mitt Romney. However, Romney is happy and confident that he would win over Obama, according to reports on that same day. Reports said that in Pittsburgh International Airport, some 1,000 supporters have waited and lined up on a three-story parking garage where they screamed and waved when Romney’s campaign plane landed. Romney waved back at the crowd, gave a thumbs up and at one point put his hand over his heart. “Well, that’s when you know you’re going to win.” The GOP nominee was quoted saying in a report. Meanwhile, Romney’s senior strategist, Stuart Stevens said that “they feel really good”.      |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2012 01:41 PM PST Gallup‘s final election survey shows Republican challenger Mitt Romney and U.S. President Barack Obama are within one percentage point of each other, Gallup reported on its official website, November 5, 2012. According to the report, Romney holds 49% of the vote and Obama at 48%. After removing the 3% undecided voters from the results and allocating them proportionally to the two candidates, Gallup‘s final estimate gives Romney 50% and Obama 49%. Below is the final results posted by Gallup on its website:  Credit: Gallup
According to the report, the survey shows a statistical tie among likely voters, which suggests a very close battle in the national popular vote. The final survey was conducted from November 1 to 4, 2012.    |
| Chicago’s Election Website Crashed Due to High Internet Visitors Posted: 06 Nov 2012 12:58 PM PST  Image Credit: Chicago Suntimes Chicago's election website did not anticipate the huge internet visitors on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The website crashed due to people looking for their polling place as well as election related news. Langdon Neal, Chairman of the Chicago Board of Elections, was quoted saying that their site was redirected to State Board of Elections website while they are switching to a new server as reported by Chicago Suntimes, . In addition 80 operators were also added on Tuesday morning in the election board's "control room". Callers were mainly related to confused voters and election judges reporting problems with voting machines Redistricting affected about 20 percent of the registered voters, which leads to confusion of voters. "I think the redistricting had a huge effect, even though we [communicated] to every single voter … and we've been talking about it for 30 days," Neal said. In addition, Neal acknowledges that they did not anticipate the volume of voters who will check the internet to find their polling place. "I think we have done as much outreach as we can do," he said. "Now that we see an increased use of technology by the voters [we're looking into] having a more massive and robust internet system that can handle the tremendous load that we had. We've never had it before." Jim Allen, a spokesman for the Chicago Board of Elections, said that they are doing their best to address the high-traffic situation which they never encountered before.    |
| Election voting machine changes votes from Barack Obama to Mitt Romney, Reddit user says (Video) Posted: 06 Nov 2012 09:53 AM PST A 2012 election voting machine reportedly changes votes from Barack Obama to Mitt Romney repeatedly on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, Election Day, as shown in the video below, which is now going viral in social site Reddit. The voter can be seen trying to vote for Obama, but the machine automatically selects Romney.  Voting machine that allegedly changes election votes from Barack Obama to Mitt Romney Image Credit: Centralpavote/YouTube “My wife and I went to the voting booths this morning before work. There were 4 older ladies running the show and 3 voting booths that are similar to a science fair project in how they fold up.” Reddit user Centralpavote wrote at Reddit, as well as in the video description at YouTube. “I initially selected Obama but Romney was highlighted. I assumed it was being picky so I deselected Romney and tried Obama again, this time more carefully, and still got Romney. Being a software developer, I immediately went into troubleshoot mode.” The Reddit user added, but did not mention his location. “I first thought the calibration was off and tried selecting Jill Stein to actually highlight Obama. Nope. Jill Stein was selected just fine. Next I deselected her and started at the top of Romney‘s name and started tapping very closely together to find the ‘active areas’.” Centralpavote further explained. “I asked the voters on either side of me if they had any problems and they reported they did not. I then called over a volunteer to have a look at it. She him hawed for a bit then calmly said “It’s nothing to worry about, everything will be OK.” and went back to what she was doing. I then recorded this video.” He continued. “I’m not a video guy, but if it’s possible to prove whether a video has been altered or not, I will gladly provide the raw footage to anyone who is willing to do so. The jumping frames are a result of the shitty camera app on my Android phone, nothing more.” Centralpavote said on the last part. As of this writing, Centralpavote mentioned in his Reddit post that he has been contacted by a lot of news agencies, including NBC Universal and BBC News. His post has now over 3,000 comments, most of them urging him to show the video to the media, regardless of which candidate is affected. Voting machine allegedly changes election votes from Barack Obama to Mitt Romney Video Credit: Centralpavote/YouTube    |
| Electoral College Votes 2012: 277 electoral college votes to favor Obama, says Nomura Posted: 06 Nov 2012 08:31 AM PST Electoral college votes will be favorable to US President Barack Obama, according to the latest forecast by the Nomura economic research team on Tuesday’s Election Day, November 6, 2012.  Electoral College map Image Credit: RealClearPolitics Nomura noted that the number of electoral college votes in favor of the Democrat President rose to 242 against the GOP‘s 180. The research team reported that the 2012 US Presidential elections will be very close. Nomura expects Obama to win a second term over Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Based on the Nomura forecast, Obama will be re-elected because he will get two-percentage points, translated into 35 electoral college votes, from four states that include New Mexico, Nevada, Iowa, and Ohio. The Nomura analysts also predicts that the Republicans will still be in control of the House while the Senate will slightly be in favor of the Democrats.    |
| Suzuki to stop selling cars in U.S., files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Posted: 06 Nov 2012 07:45 AM PST American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) announced this Tuesday, November 6, 2012 that it is set to stop selling cars in the U.S., after it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday night, citing economic conditions including the currency exchange rate, market trends, and huge debts as main reasons.  Suzuki logo Image Credit: GlobalSuzuki.com According to a press release at GlobalSuzuki.com this Tuesday, American Suzuki, a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) which distributes automobiles, motorcycles, ATVs, marine products and related parts and accessories in the U.S. has arrived to the decision to file for bankruptcy and stop selling cars in the country. As noted in the announcement, ASMC, located in Brea, California, has a debt of $346 million, as of September, 30, 2012, including a $173 million debt to Suzuki group companies, including SMC, with the company still to continue selling its motorcycle, ATV, and marine products businesses in the U.S. “As a way to reorganize the company, wind down its automobile marketing business and concentrate on its motorcycle, ATV, and marine products businesses, ASMC has determined to file the Chapter 11.” American Suzuki said on their press release, citing four achievements they will get from filing for bankruptcy. “As to the influence on financial performance of SMC, we will closely monitor the progress of ASMC‘s reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code from now, and disclose promptly once a matter for which disclosure is required has occurred.” American Suzuki added. Among the goals the ASMC has cited to achieve after they stop selling cars in U.S. include: to facilitate a smooth changeover to a network of authorized service and parts dealers from the present U.S. automobile dealer sales network, and to to manage effectively any potentially expensive and time-consuming legal battles.    |
| United States Election Day Polls: Closing Time Posted: 06 Nov 2012 07:45 AM PST Today, Tuesday, November 6, 2012, the whole world is now anticipating the results of the United States election. It is helpful to know the time when the election polls across the country is closing. Below is the complete list of election poll closing time, stated in Eastern Time: 7 p.m. (60 electoral votes) Georgia 7:30 p.m. (38 electoral votes) North Carolina 8 p.m. (172 electoral votes) Alabama 8:30 p.m. (6 electoral votes) Arkansas 9 p.m. (156 electoral votes) Arizona 10 p.m. (21 electoral votes) Iowa 11 p.m. (82 electoral votes) California 1 a.m. (3 electoral votes) Alaska
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| Candy Crowley Slip: CNN correspondent calls Mitt Romney as ‘President Romney’ (Video) Posted: 06 Nov 2012 06:50 AM PST Candy Crowley slips calling Republican candidate Mitt Romney as “President Romney” on Sunday, November 4, 2012. The Candy Crowley slip happened during Sunday’s State of the Union when the CNN correspondent was asking Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman. Crowley asked Portman, “You have in Ohio a jobless rate that is better than the nationwide jobless rate, and you have an auto bailout that the President put in place that's highly popular. What is it in this state that makes you think that President Romney, uh, sorry, Governor Romney can overcome those particular statistics and the feel of the voters?” Portman reportedly toyed with Crowley‘s slip by saying that “I like your Freudian slip on President Romney. That sounded good.” Early voting results showed that US President Barack Obama is on his way to a second term at the White House. Political analysts believed that Obama‘s slim advantage can still be wiped out by Romney during Election Day on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. According to observers, the Candy Crowley slip may not be good for the ears of the incumbent president. Candy Crowley slip calling Mitt Romney as “President Romney” Video Credit: NewsPoliticsNow3/YouTube    |
| Final Rasmussen Presidential Polls 2012: Mitt Romney leads by 1% over President Obama, tied in Ohio Posted: 06 Nov 2012 06:33 AM PST Rasmussen Reports released its final presidential polls for Tuesday, November 6, 2012, Election Day, and showed that Mitt Romney is ahead of President Barack Obama by 1%, which has the same result on Monday. Both candidates were tied at 49% on Sunday, and were tied at 48% on Friday and Saturday.  US President Barack Obama (left) and Mitt Romney Image Credit: Getty Images According to a post by the Rasmussen Reports on Tuesday morning, Mitt Romney attracted from 49% of voters across the US, while President Obama only had 48%. Two percent (2%) prefer some other candidate. Romney was leading over Obama by 3 percent last week. As noted at RasmussenReports.com, Both candidates are viewed favorably by 50% of voters across the US. Fifty percent (50%) said they trust Romney more, while 47% said they trust the president more. Seventy-seven percent (77%) of voters are now excited about the choice between the two candidates. For Ohio, in which the election result is being considered to be the deciding factor, the final Rasmussen Reports presidential polls show that Obama and Romney are tied at 49%. One percent (1%) favors some other presidential candidate, and another one percent (1%) is undecided. As of this writing, Ohio remains one of the eight Toss-Up states in the Rasmussen Reports Electoral College Map Projections, along with Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Virginia, and Wisconsin. If Romney will win in Virginia and Florida, he also needs to win either Ohio or Wisconsin to win the election. Last week, Obama and Romney were also tied at 49% in Ohio, a few days after the former Massachusetts governor had a 2% lead, 50% to 48%. The two candidates have been within two percentage points of one another or less in every Rasmussen presidential polls in Ohio since May.    |
| NFL admits mistake on Panthers’ DeAngelo Williams touchdown call Posted: 06 Nov 2012 02:10 AM PST The National Football League (NFL) admits its mistake on Monday, November 5, 2012, regarding the wrong call on Carolina Panthers‘ DeAngelo Williams‘ attempt to make a touchdown, during its match against the Washington Redskins last Sunday at the FedEx Field, in Maryland. The Panthers won, 21-13.  Carolina Panthers’ DeAngelo Williams, making running for a touchdown against the Washington Redskins (November 4, 2012) Image Credit: Patrick McDermott, Getty Images As noted at NFL.com on Monday, DeAngelo Williams was on his way to a 30-yard touchdown (TD) when a referee blew his whistle at the 17-yard line and mistakenly thought the Panthers running back had stepped out of bounds. Williams continued to run and completed the touchdown, while the Redskins stopped pursuing him. According to the report, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan told reporters that line judge Thomas Symonette‘s whistle was “an obvious mistake” and that the NFL had no choice but to admit that the officials made a wrong call, noting that the Panthers should not have been given a touchdown. “In Sunday’s game between the Carolina Panthers and Washington Redskins, the Panthers were incorrectly awarded a touchdown following an inadvertent whistle.” An NFL spokesperson was quoted in a statement at CBS Sports, confirming that Williams did not step out of bounds. Apparently, the paper said that the ball should have been dead when Symonette blew the whistle, and the Panthers should have given two options: Have the ball on the 17-yard line or replay the down at the 30; which is indicated on page 32 of the NFL Rule Book, Rule 7, Section 2, Article 1; when an inadvertent whistle is blown. Apparently, this issue was raised because all touchdowns are now being reviewed automatically. The replay of the game showed the whistle was blown earlier, but the so-called inadvertent whistle was not seen in the replay. Although NFL has admitted their mistake, the earlier decision cannot be reserved.    |
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