Category Politics
US Election: Analysis – What now for the United States?
Barack Obama last night won another four years in the White House beating his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, but what does it mean for the US? Barack Obama’s re-election could turn out to be one of the most significant election results in recent US history, possibly even more than his initial win in 2008. This […]
Barack Obama Wins 2012 US Presidential Election – Ohio called for Obama
Barack Obama has won the 2012 US Presidential Election. He has won the crucial state of Ohio bringing his total to 275. The news was greeted with jubilant reactions in Obama HQ in Chicago, Illinois. He will be in office for a second and final four years. Mitt Romney is currently on 203, 52 votes behind […]
US Elections: Barack Obama takes Iowa
Barack Obama has taken Iowa’s six electoral college votes, bringing his total to 257, just 13 votes away from an outright win. The Hawkeye State is the western-most of a cluster of swing states forming an arch stretching from Pennsylvania, across the Great Lakes region ending with Iowa. Iowa was once strongly Republican however since […]
US Election: Barack Obama takes Oregon
Barack Obama has taken Oregon and its seven electoral college votes bringing his total to 251, just 19 votes off winning the election outright. Obama has already tweeted his thanks to everyone who voted for him in what seems to be a claim that he was won the election. Along with it’s two fellow west […]
US Election: Mitt Romney takes Idaho
Republican candidate Mitt Romney has won the State of Idaho boosting his electoral college vote by 12, bringing it to 190. However it now looks almost impossible for him to win the election over all. A Republican state through and through, Idaho has a history of individualism and the pioneer spirit having been settled by […]
US Election: Barack Obama takes Hawaii
The island state of Hawaii will give its four electoral college votes to the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama. His ECV total is now at 244, meaning he now only needs 26 more votes to win the presidency. The union’s newest state and its westernmost is the birthplace of Barack Obama and was a certainty for […]
US Election: Barack Obama takes Washington
Democratic candidate, Barack Obama has won Washington state, adding another 12 electoral college votes to his total meaning he now has 240. This means he only needs 30 more votes to win a second term in the White House and win the election outright. Washington has a strong east-west political divide, with the eastern portion […]
US Election: Mitt Romney takes North Carolina
Mitt Romney has taken North Carolina and its 15 electoral college votes. This win pushes Romney’s total up to 178, 50 behind Barack Obama by my count. North Carolina was considered a swing state in the 2012 election after Barack Obama became the first Democrat to win the state in 2008 since, regional son, Jimmy […]
US Election: Barack Obama takes California
Barack Obama has become the first candidate to break the 200 mark in this years Presidential Election. California has been called for the Democratic candidate, bringing his electoral college vote total to 228. This puts him well ahead of Mitt Romney, he is now leading him by 65, he now needs 42 votes to win […]
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The Leveson Report: The Views of an Unemployed Journalist
Lord Justice Leveson has just released his report on press standards in the United Kingdom, and the fourth estate collectively held its breath while he announced that he would recommend a new independent, self-regulating body, recognised by governmental legislation, to oversee the practices of the press in the future. It falls short of the press’s […]