US elections D-Day: Who will clinch the world’s top job? 

A deeply divided America goes to the polls on Tuesday, November 6 (November 7 in Manila), to decide the close presidential race between two men vying for the world’s top job: Democrat President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney. They are currently on an effective tie, according to final national polls, with either Romney or Obama favored by a single point in most surveys. Obama is leading the race as far as the decided states go. But the remaining swing states could still give the race to Romney. Among those who are expected to troop to the voting precincts – or have voted already – are 700,000 Filipino-Americans mostly in the West Coast (49%). Like the rest of the population, they are concerned with issues affecting the economy, immigration, job creation, and health care. The Philippines and the US are strategic allies. 


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