Wednesday, November 28, 2012
State Canvassing Board certified final Nov. 6, 2012 election results on Tuesday.
Voters in Fridley outpaced voters across Minnesota in their support for re-electing President Obama in the Nov. 6, 2012 election. Final tallies certified Wednesday by the Minnesota State Canvassing Board show that in Fridley's 12 precincts, 61.11 percent of the votes went to the Democratic ticket, compared to 52.65 percent support for Obama statewide. The Republican ticket of Mitt Romney and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan got 36.36 percent in Fridley and 44.96 percent statewide. In Anoka County, the now-official results showed the Romney-Ryan winning with 50.11 percent of the vote. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden got 47.52 percent—about the amount Romney famously said supported Obama nationally in a secretly taped video. Source: Minnesota …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Voters in Minnesota on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving him the state's 10 Electoral votes.
Barack Obama won Minnesota’s 10 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. CBS News has called the Minnesota race for the President shortly after 9:30 p.m., about the same time ABC News projected Minnesota for Obama, after Obama took a more than 40,000 vote lead with about 10 percent of precincts reporting. The Associated Press also called the Minnesota race for Obama before 10 p.m., according to the Pioneer Press. Obama's 12 percent lead would match his margin over John McCain in 2008. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. It has voted Republican only once in the last 50 years. …
Minnesota voters young and old used Twitter to talk about their Minnesota Election decisions, particularly on the proposed Marriage Amendment.
We followed a few common topics around the Twin Cities, including both sides of the Minnesota Marriage Amendment vote, and found what people were talking about on social media this Election Day. A reminder, though, that Tweeting a photo of your ballot, filled out, is stongly discouraged by the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office. Take a look.
A national poll said Muslim voters lean Democratic but aren't all sold on Obama, with 25 percent undecided. In Minnesota, Muslims may have greater support for the president, according to a local observer.
Think Barack Obama has a lock on the Muslim vote? Think again. According to a national poll of Muslim voters released Oct. 24 by the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), about a quarter of American Muslim registered voters were still undecided about who to vote for on Tuesday. Obama had support of 68 percent of those surveyed. Seven percent said they planned to vote for Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The poll surveyed 500 randomly selected Muslim voters in the first two weeks of October. Local View "I would concur with CAIR national's survey that it pretty much reflects the mood of the American Muslim voters locally," said Zafar Siddiqui, president of the Fridley-based Islamic Resource Group, in an e-mail on …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Search our interactive campaign contribution database.
Here is what federal records show about where people living in Fridley have contributed money to the presidential campaigns of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. The latest information includes donations made since July 2012: That's in addition to figures from the time of our first report, which included only donations made through July 2012: These figures are limited to contributions made directly to the candidates' campaigns. They don't include contributions to political action committees (PACs), which play a large role in funding political advertisements. Patch has created an interactive database so you can see how much your neighbors are donating to the presidential campaign—and to which candidate they’re writing their …
Monday, October 22, 2012
The two candidates for President of the United States addressed issues of foreign policy. Who presented his case better, President Barack Obama or challenger Mitt Romney? You tell us.
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney duked it out tonight in a contentious debate in Florida. Patch live-blogged the debate, which featured the candidates touching on issues from the Libya and Afghanistan to the fiscal crisis in Europe and a nuclear Iran. You can watch the entire debate on YouTube Politics. Patch conducted a live chat during the debate, and the reaction was mixed as to who made his point better: Some of the points resonated with our live-blog panelists. Many were split on who came out on top: Mark: The president comes across as far more knowledgeable and authoratative than Romney (tonight). Minnetonka: “It’s not government that makes business successful” agree. Sometimes it’s almost “in spite of” government hand in business. …
Participate in Patch’s live blog while you watch Monday's final debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
Join Patch for a live blog chat during the last presidential debate Monday night—if you're not watching or attending a marathon Fridley City Council meeting at Fridley City Hall. The topic for the night is foreign policy: Can Mitt Romney overcome his London gaffe? Can President Barack Obama put the Libya issue to rest? At 8 p.m. Monday, the president and challenger will meet for the second time this election season in Florida. The foreign police debate will be moderated by CBS' Bob Schieffer. Throughout the debate, Patch will be moderating a live blog where users can share their thoughts in real time, participate in polls and post photos from debate-watching parties. We’ve also invited state legislators, political candidates, party …
The third presidential debate with Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is scheduled for 8 p.m. Central on Monday, Oct. 22.
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney be seated at a round table Monday night for a more traditional debate compared to last week's townhall-style event where they paced, circled and slung rhetorical stones and arrows at the other. The third and final presidential debate between Obama and Romney is set for 8 p.m. Central on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. According to the Commission on Presidential Debates, "The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy." AOL will provide a live stream of the debate. TV Channels Broadcasting Live: ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and more, including CNN Espanol. Live Streaming Online: YouTube's Election Hub, AOL. Where to watch the debate with others…
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney hit key points again and again Tuesday night in their second of three debates. Who came out ahead?
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney duked it out tonight in a contentious debate in New York. Patch live-blogged the debate, which featured the candidates touching on issues from the budget defecit to national security, to America's energy sources. You can watch the entire debate on YouTube Politics. Some of the points resonated with our live-blog panelists. Many were split on who came out on top: From Ryan: The more I read his policies, the more I start to feel that Romney is the GOP version of John Kerry. He doesn't know what policies he believes in. From David Cross: The one thing this type of online chat demonstrates is how divided our country is. And this may result in us going down a path that we will regret and cannot recover from. I am …
The second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is scheduled for 8 p.m. Central on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Updated below. After Joe Biden and Paul Ryan sparred during last week's Vice Presidential Debate, the nation's voters are looking forward to President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney's second debate: a town hall event focusing on foreign and domestic policy. The second presidential debate between Obama and Romney is set for 8 p.m Central on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Check below for more information on that debate and the remaining debates leading up to Election Day. Join the Minnesota Patch presidential debate live chat starting at 7:30 p.m. Central. AOL will provide a live stream of the debate. TV Channels Broadcasting Live: ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and more, including CNN Espanol. Live Streaming Online: YouTube's Election Hub, …
Amy Paddock
10:37 am on Saturday, December 22, 2012
Susan, I actually meant to correct what I wrote, but got distracted by something else, then finally went to bed. Been feeling sick really & suddenly became extremely tired. Anyway, I assume it is still there via email notification. I do think that right now everyone needs to feel protected. If we spend a little more on some security at our schools right now, under the circumstances, that is … more ›