Earlier this morning, I was in the waiting room of the regional health clinic, waiting for my flu shot.
I started chatting with the guy next to me. He quickly picked up that I was from across the Pond.
The Brits learn quickly that Canadians do not want to be identified with Americans. So he asked
me if I was Canadian or American. When he heard that I was an American, he started talking
about the US presidential election today. I sensed that he had assumed I was supporting Presi-
dent Obama for another four more years. I told him I had mailed in my ballot four weeks ago and
that I had voted for Mitt Romney. He seemed stunned, but to his credit, continued to talk to me
about the election. He typifies most Brits with whom I have talked with about American politics.
They have a love affair with President Obama, a deep hatred for George Bush, and contempt for
Romney, Republicans, and the Tea Party. They cannot conceive how anyone can vote for anyone
other than President Obama and the Democratic Party. It truly saddens me.
But the atmosphere here in Britain is nowhere as toxic and acrimonious as it is in the USA. I won-
der how much longer Hollywood, academia, public sector unions, the gay and pro choice advo-
cacy groups, and the alphabet arms of mainstream media will continue to drink the bitter cup of liberalism and progressivism. I do not want the USA to go the way of of spiritual impoverishment
that I contend that the societies of Western Europe, Great Britain, and Canada are following. I do
not want four more years of President Obama and/or at least two more years of a Democratically-
controlled Senate that squashes any hope of national economic, political, and moral recovery in
order to pursue their Big Government and social liberation agenda. Eight years of increasing po-
tical power of Speaker Pelosi, President of the Senate Reed, and President Obama have brought
us to the critically negative situation that the people of the USA now face.
President Obama is a good and decent man. I respect him as a man, a husband, and a father. But
I do not respect him in his ability to serve as President of the USA. Four years ago the people of
the USA elected him President because of his character and ability, not because of the color of
his skin. Now it is my hope that the people of the USA will vote for President Obama to retire
from office, not because of the color of his skin, but because of his inability to govern on behalf
of the people of the USA.
It is my deepest hope and my greatest desire that tonight the people of the USA will elect Mitt
Romney as the next President of the USA and Paul Ryan as the Vice President. I look forward
to the Republicans gaining control of the Senate. But the control must not be such that hinders
Democrats bringing their issues to the floor for discussion. President Obama spoke of cooper-
tion when he was running for President, and yet cut off the defeated Republican minority from
any participation in the democratic process. Then he vilified the Republicans for being obstruct-
tionists. I could not see a President Romney acting in that manner. Both as a business man and
as a governor, he facilitated discussion and interaction among various groups. I want Republi-
can majorities in both Houses, but I am against strong Republican majorities. The two parties
must govern together for the common good of the people. In so many ways, the Democrats
did not follow that path in four years of being in power in Congress and the Presidency. We
must fight against the Republicans doing as the Democrats did the last four years.
I have followed Romney with great interest ever since he came on the presidential scene six
years ago. He possesses the skills, character, and abilities to be a great President. If there has
been anyone who has been groomed to be at that position, it is Romney. In addition, he is a
good, decent, and kind man. I cannot understand the critical negative attacks that have come
his way from the mainstream media and the Democrats, including the President. Romney's
Mormon faith does not concern me. As Billy Graham has written, the people of the USA are
electing a President, not a Pastor in Chief. I firmly believe Romney will be a great President.
I am glad when I hear that fellow Evangelicals are enthusiastic about Romney. There is an
outpouring of support by Evangelicals for him.
I expect one of three scenarios today: either President Obama will win re-election narrowly;
Romney will win narrowly; or Romney will win going away. The Democrat narrative is
that President Obama has the election locked up. They would say that the polls show him
to be favored. The Democrat's organisers have succeeded in executing their ground game
that they carried out so brilliantly four years ago. That is the narrative that is being pre-
sented by mainstream media. It is so pervasive, that many supporters of Romney become
discouraged. Many of the polls are based on the turnout for the 2008 election when the
Dems soundly trounced the Republicans. Everything went right for them. It was like
the Perfect Storm for Democrats. Candidate Obama and fellow Democrats would have
won regardless of who the Republicans put forth. In 2012 pollsters used samplings from
that year, a year that heavily favored the Dems. But in 2010 the Republicans surprisingly
took control of the House and challenged the Dems in the Senate. The Republicans sent
a message that things would be changing. The Dems have given not attention to 2010.
The Republicans tend to pay more attention to the results of 2010. As a result, they see
the current political landscape differently. The Republican narrative is that Romney has
taken the momentum from the President. Voters were finally able to view a good and
decent Candidate Romney during the debates, especially the first one. People saw Rom-
ney for who he is, not in the way that the Democrats and the national media had selec-
tively presented him. Voters were impressed, and increasingly supported Romney. Yet
the polls still have been showing a slight lead for the President. There are problems with
the polls that have been favoring the President. Despite this bias, Romney is slightly
ahead or tied with the President. It could go either way, especially in the key battleground
states. But the Independent votes are swinging to Romney. I am expecting that Romney
will win this election, but it could go the other way for the President. If the President does
win, it would be a very ugly victory that would not serve the nation well. I pray the Presi-
dent and the Democrats are soundly defeated because the people of the USA cannot take
four more years of this.
Well, I have to cut this off. I have to leave for a big meeting tonight and I want to get this
off now rather than waiting until later tonight. There is no time to proof read or smooth
things out. But it is better than nothing.
Blessings to you and yours,
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