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Voting for Democracy

Feb. 13 Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Voter Fraud, Voter ID Laws no comments

Opinion: U.S. Governments Should Do More to Foster Voter Participation

By Scott Alexander | The Save Jersey Blog

Wooden Ballot BoxPresident Obama last night announced the creation of a non-partisan commission to improve the voting experience in America. He tapped Democrat lawyer Bob Bauer and Republican lawyer Ben Ginsgberg to co-chair the commission. I agree that we need to do all we can to make sure our “God-given rights are protected here at home.”

The sad reality is that the United States is 138th out of 169 countries in terms of Representative voter turn-out versus the voting age population. We are 12th out of 16 countries in North America, behind Canada for registered voter turnout.

Voter turnout growth as a percent of registered voters and total population is flat. Our Democracy is weaker because the voice of all citizens is not being heard. Though it is a right and responsibility of citizens to vote the complexity of life and built up disdain for Government and its processes has created the environment of not prioritizing the need to vote.

It is the responsibility of Congress to enable and foster our Constitution, and in this case be innovative to make sure all voices are heard at the polls. We are the lead proponent of democracy through action and funding in the world, but when it comes to our own country our turnout results don’t represent our international actions.

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LIVE STREAM: 2012 Vice Presidential Debate

Oct. 11 Debates, Election 2012 2 comments

Many of you have been waiting for this night for a long time. Now, you will finally get to see the budget genius himself, Paul Ryan, take on the gaffe-tastic Joe Biden.

You can WATCH the one and only Vice Presidential debate of 2012 live-streamed (below) and follow along via Twitter (also below), or for your social media-holics, at our Twitter page via handle @SaveJersey and on Facebook.com/SaveJerseyBlog…

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Romney’s Breakout Debate vs. Obama’s Public Breakdown

Oct. 04 Debates, Election 2012 9 comments

It is true, Save Jerseyans: Mitt Romney went through a 90-minute debate with President Obama and had no single “breakout” moment in the entire exchange.

There was no “there you go again” moment. No single sound bite for voters to take away and say that that was the moment when Mitt Romney definitively turned the tide and beat President Obama.

Because he did not need one.

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Mitt Continues to Compliment When He Should Draw Contrast

Sep. 27 Barack Obama, Election 2012, Mitt Romney 6 comments

I apologize in advance as this is a bit of a rant, Save Jerseyans, but what does Mitt Romney think he is doing?!

Campaigns, or successful ones anyway, are all about contrast. You need to tell voters why you are great, the other guy is not great, and how you being there will be better for everyone involved.

Here is an example of what you should never do, from the pages of The Washington Post.

At an open-press fundraiser in Atlanta on Wednesday, Mitt Romney defended himself against Democratic attacks by saying that both he and President Obama care about poor and middle-class Americans.”

He cannot be serious?

Let’s break this down slowly….

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Howard Stern Interviews Clueless Obama Supporters, Hilarity and Sadness Ensues

Sep. 25 Barack Obama, Election 2012 44 comments

Radio host Howard Stern sent a crew to the streets of New York City to find out the state of the Presidential race out there in the big apple. The results are less than encouraging, but they are funny if you pretend that these people will not actually be voting.

Among other things, those interviewed believed McCain and Palin were running again, that Paul Ryan is African American and was selected by Obama to be his VP, that Mitt Romney is a muslim, and that President Obama is pro-life.

Check it out and try not to let it get you down.

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Monmouth Poll: Obama Up, Kyrillos Stagnant

Sep. 25 Election 2012 111 comments

Another day, another poll Save Jerseyans.

Since it has been a big topic both here on Save Jersey and now in the mainstream media, I will lead with the sample. For its latest poll, Monmouth University used 715 registered voters and 613 likely voters.

For the registered voter sample, the breakdown was 35 percent Democrat, 41 percent Independent, and 24 percent Republican. In the likely voter model, the Democrats actually rise to 36 percent, the Independents fall to 38 percent, and the Republicans rise to 26 percent. CONTINUE READING….

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Romney Releases 20 Years of Tax Return Information

Sep. 21 Election 2012, Mitt Romney 7 comments

Today, the Romney campaign announced that it will be releasing 20 years worth of tax return information for Governor Romney, Ann Romney, and the three blind trusts set up to manage their investments.

Click here to see a pdf of the Romney’s 2011 tax return.

In a letter from Romney’s trustee, the highlights of the taxes were spelled out quite clearly:

  • In 2011, the Romneys paid $1,935,708 in taxes on $13,696,951 in mostly investment income.
  • The Romneys’ effective tax rate for 2011 was 14.1%.
  • The Romneys donated $4,020,772 to charity in 2011, amounting to nearly 30% of their income.
  • The Romneys claimed a deduction for $2.25 million of those charitable contributions.
  • The Romneys’ generous charitable donations in 2011 would have significantly reduced their tax obligation for the year. The Romneys thus limited their deduction of charitable contributions to conform to the Governor’s statement in August, based upon the January estimate of income, that he paid at least 13% in income taxes in each of the last 10 years.
  • In each year during the entire 20-year period, the Romneys owed both state and federal income taxes.
  • Over the entire 20-year period, the average annual effective federal tax rate was 20.20%.
  • Over the entire 20-year period, the lowest annual effective federal personal tax rate was 13.66%.
  • Over the entire 20-year period, the Romneys gave to charity an average of 13.45% of their adjusted gross income.
  • Over the entire 20-year period, the total federal and state taxes owed plus the total charitable donations deducted represented 38.49% of total AGI.

So, in short, Governor Romney is indeed wealthy and has in fact paid taxes every single year, contrary to the lies that many on the left like to spread. He has also contributed an incredible amount of his wealth, both as a percentage and in real terms, to charity, which everyone knows is tax deductible.

Even with some of the best accountants in the western world, Governor Romney still paid more money in tax last year than a city blocks worth of taxpayers.

Later today the PDFs themselves should be posted, once that happens we will update this post so you can view them. Because who wouldn’t want to spend a Friday night reading someone’s tax return?

Hopefully now that the information is out there for everyone, Democrats and the media (which are essentially the same thing) can move past this non-issue.

 

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Obama Foreign Policy Approval Takes a Hit Amid the Arab Autumn

Sep. 19 Barack Obama, Egypt, Election 2012, Foreign Policy 4 comments

The one issue where President Obama has continuously polled well is foreign policy, an issue that everyone, Democrats and Republicans alike, would have never expected. However, when you think about it, there should be no surprise there.

Obama spent the first three years of his presidency continuing or enhancing the policies of President Bush overseas. Then a bunch of Arab dictators were overthrown in the “Arab Spring.” And then, of course, Osama Bin Laden was finally found and eliminated.

Today things are a bit different. The “Arab Spring” has turned to an “Arab Autumn” where anti-Americanism has replaced pro-democracy on the streets of cities throughout the Middle East. Americans, including a high ranking diplomat, have been murdered. The Administration says the violence is over a low budget Youtube movie mocking Islam. Whether that is true is of no concern, because while hurt feelings over a film is no excuse to act like murderous animals, neither is any other possible cause.

The result of this foreign policy blunder is that Obama’s high flying foreign policy numbers are falling while he continues to apologize for the United States, a long time practice that is finally catching up with him.

One month ago, Obama’s foreign policy approval rating was 54 percent in the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. Now, a week after the Arab Autumn began, that number has dropped to 49 percent.

While that does not seem incredibly significant, if we take partisans out of the sample, you start to see the real effects. Democrats, after all, will never disapprove of anything Obama does.

Independents now rate Obama’s foreign policy at 41 percent. Well below the coveted 50 percent mark, and certainly a huge drop in just one month.

Take that fact and remember that Mitt Romney leads President Obama by double digits with Independents in a few polls, and you begin to see the bigger picture. This could be hugely problematic for the President’s reelection effort.

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