Every 2 years we go through Election Night, but every 4 years, the Election Night means more and tonight is no different. For the last several months, I spent a lot of time watching polls, reading articles, and talking with others about what they thought about the upcoming elections and most were either excited, frustrated or feed-up with the elections. And with the staggering figure of over $2 Billion dollars has been spent to get either Governor Mitt Romney elected or our current President, President Obama re-elected. That’s right, over $2 Billion dollars.
So tonight, I as many other American’s are sitting down and waiting on the results for our next President. However, will we know for sure who our next President will be? Will this be another hanging chad election? Or, will this be an election of change and thus a landslide, similar to 2008 when President Obama was elected?
Tonight, I too will be glued into the tv, yes, I will be watching Fox News for those of my friends that are reading this and have any doubts. It will be probably a late night for me, but there are a few key states that I’ll be watching for:
- Florida
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Iowa
- and the all important Pennsylvania
If Governor Mitt Romney were to secure wins in each of these states, he will be our next President. However, if President Obama is able to win both Pennsylvania and Ohio, then he will retain the Presidency for another 4 years. And, depending on polls, this race could go down to either Ohio or Pennsylvania this year and if Pennsylvania is the decider, then it is really down to 1 county.
So here are 4 major insights into tonight’s Election Results and why I think that Governor Mitt Romney will win:
- No incumbent has ever won re-election with a polling under 50% with 3 days before the election.
– The President is currently polling at 47% - This is the highest unemployment for incumbent since FDR.
– The current unemployment rate is at 7.9% - The young voters are not as engaged and supportive of the President as they were in 2008.
- When factoring in Independent votes, Romney leads in the majority of the polls.
So, as election night comes to an end, we should/hopefully will know who our next President will be, but I stick to my guess of 300+ Electoral votes. Tomorrow I’ll post a day after review of the election and what my overall thoughts are from election night.