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Worried about the wackos

This content was published on Nov 7, 2012 “You definitely have extremist fringes in both parties. But if you look at the candidates and president they are much more centrist,” said Ed Karr. “This fear that Romney is going to be a hardcore Tea Party radical or Christian Evangelist is completely unfounded. He’ll be a real centrist. If you look at his…

Perspectives: Man of the people

This content was published on Nov 7, 2012 I think the first debate was a big game-changer for Romney. People got to see that he knew the issues on his feet. Obama was kind of asleep. In the third debate Obama came on aggressive and president Romney, sorry governor Romney, hopefully president Romney, held the line, so that really helped him. People overall…

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Perspectives: Economic change is gonna come?

This content was published on Nov 7, 2012 “We need another four years to make sure the progress introduced is maintained and built upon.” “If you look at the job growth numbers over recent months it’s clear there is an economic recovery happening – it’s slow but it’s there. The Republican policies called for are basically tax cuts; but you can’t grow yourself…

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Perspectives: Keep it local

This content was published on Nov 7, 2012 “I’d like to see us go back to less centralised government. The Obama administration has wrested lots of power that rested in the states and towns – they are making a huge power grab to expand their power base. I’m against that.” “I’d like to see the community deal with affairs in the community. What…

Reactions from around the Web, with a Swiss spin

This content was published on Nov 7, 2012 These are just a few of the Swiss-based election insights being shared by social media users across the Web. We’re keeping track of them through our Storify blog, “Look Who’s Talking”. Click here to follow along.

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Steve Miller would be proud: the eagle flies

This content was published on Nov 6, 2012 Shere Kahn is best known as the mascot to Geneva’s ice hockey team, Servette Hockey Club. The 13-year-old eagle is normally used to more complicated evenings when he has to carry the puck onto the ice before home games. Tonight’s was a simple manoevre, but it certainly scared the hell out of half the room.…

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All night long in Geneva

This content was published on Nov 6, 2012 The party, organised every four years by the American International Club, kicked off with a VIP reception. Live CNN, music, games, drinks and a fashion show have been laid on help election junkies through the night. Click here and scroll down to hear from the event organiser. “There’s lots of excitement here tonight,” says Kirsten…

The fear factor

This content was published on Nov 6, 2012 Maya Samara, Chair of Democrats Abroad Switzerland (3,000 members), says she is very nervous: “There is always that anxiety about how the American people will vote. I feel the US has become so divided that people really have completely different ways of thinking and they don’t cross paths so much. They watch different news and…

Romney: a breath of fresh air?

This content was published on Nov 6, 2012 “Republicans would respect Swiss sovereignty,” Faith Whittlesey, US ambassador under Ronald Reagan, commented in the Tages-Anzeiger last month. Edward Patrick Flaherty, co-chairman of Republicans Abroad Switzerland, said he was also hopeful. “I think relations will change significantly under a Romney administration,” he said. “Switzerland was a convenient scapegoat for the Obama and Democrats.” “Our two…

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The Swiss connection

This content was published on Nov 6, 2012 His firm Bain Capital would not have developed in the way it did without a Geneva financier, according to Hebdo magazine (article in French). Barack Obama has alleged links to Switzerland via his family tree. In 2010 a Swiss archivist claimed to have traced Obama’s family tree to a villager from western Switzerland, who came…

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