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October 29, 2008

6 days to go … Obama wins!

Aggregated from: Obamanos¡ Filipinos for Obama Movement

    Obama ups McCain now in Nevada 10%, Ohio 9%, Florida 7%     Barack beats Mac in Iowa 10-15%, New Hampshire 5-15%, Virginia 11%     By MITCH R. CONFESOR a.k.a Jason Hussein Bourne (OIC) Obamanos-in-Chief Filipinos for Obama Movement Philippines-America for Obama     MANILA – With...

October 28, 2008

ECVs: Obama, 355-375; McCain 183-163

Aggregated from: Obamanos¡ Filipinos for Obama Movement

      Barack still leads in US Electoral College Votes, surpasses 270 threshold     References:   CNN Electoral Calculator   CNN Electoral Map Polling   Yahoo Electoral Dashboard   Politico/RCP Swingstate Map        ...

October 24, 2008

Bam wins Big 10 battleground states!

Aggregated from: Obamanos¡ Filipinos for Obama Movement

    Big 10 battleground: Bam leads 8 states by 2 digits     Obama creeps into known Republican strongholds of Montana, West Virginia     By MITCH R. CONFESOR a.k.a Jason Hussein Bourne (OIC) Obamanos-in-Chief Filipinos for Obama Movement Philippines-America for Obama     MANILA – With ...

Red to purple then blue

Aggregated from: Obamanos¡ Filipinos for Obama Movement

    … From red to purple then to blue Obama keeps ex-reddish states in play     By MITCH R. CONFESOR a.k.a Jason Hussein Bourne (OIC) Obamanos-in-Chief Filipinos for Obama Movement Philippines-America for Obama     MANILA – With the United States economy in the forefront of the U....

October 23, 2008

Bloggers Weigh in on Voting Irregularities

With Election Day just less two weeks away and early voting booths opening, issues surrounding the validity of the different ways to vote have arisen. Hoa Quach reviews blogs on this matter.

October 22, 2008

Every battleground County counts

Aggregated from: Obamanos¡ Filipinos for Obama Movement

    Barack now leads in swing counties of 6 purple states     By MITCH R. CONFESOR a.k.a Jason Hussein Bourne (OIC) Obamanos-in-Chief Filipinos for Obama Movement Philippines-America for Obama     POLITICO.com’s Alexander Burns has written that Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois h...

October 15, 2008

Today's Faves: A Palin Shoe Fetish, Optimistic Times, and “The Scary Arabs”

Voices without Votes continuously aggregates interesting links about the election from world bloggers. Our authors take turns picking their top 3 personal favorites every weekday. Today, Jillian York takes a look at a Jordanian blogger vehemently defending Arabs, a Filipina who loves Obama, and a Moroccan who doesn't get what all the love of Sarah Palin's shoes is about.

October 13, 2008

Southeast Asia: Views on U.S. elections and politics

U.S. elections matter to many people in Southeast Asia. Both U.S. presidential candidates are popular in the region. McCain was a former Navy pilot during the Vietnam War while a very young Obama lived in Jakarta for five years.

October 9, 2008

Leading in electoral votes

Aggregated from: Obamanos¡ Filipinos for Obama Movement

  Bam beats Mac 364-174 in newest ECV results     Obama outscores McCain 11% in latest Gallup poll     By MITCH R. CONFESOR a.k.a Jason Hussein Bourne (OIC) Obamanos-in-Chief Filipinos for Obama Movement Philippines-America for Obama     MANILA – In the race for the 270 Electoral Colleg...

October 7, 2008

Mac getting desperate

Aggregated from: Obamanos¡ Filipinos for Obama Movement

      McCain gets desperate as Obama retains lead     By MITCH R. CONFESOR a.k.a Jason Hussein Bourne (OIC) Obamanos-in-Chief Filipinos for Obama Movement Philippines-America for Obama     MANILA – The campaign of Arizona Senator John McCain, the losing Republican presidential candidate...