Comments on: Obama, Romney, and the Filipino-American vote http://filipinoscribe.com/2012/11/01/obama-romney-and-the-filipino-american-vote/ "Journalism is the first rough draft of history." - Philip Graham Thu, 23 May 2013 17:47:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: I BADLY NEED YOUR SUPPORT! « The Filipino Scribe http://filipinoscribe.com/2012/11/01/obama-romney-and-the-filipino-american-vote/#comment-4470 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:02:53 +0000 http://rightonthemark.wordpress.com/?p=2778#comment-4470 [...] A few months ago, I wrote about Manila Rep. Trisha Bonoan-David’s decision to kill her proposed measure that would have raised the contributions of OFWs to the government emergency fund from $25 to $50. OFW rights advocate Susan Ople went on to credit this blog for posting Bonoan-David’s actual letter to the House Majority Leader regarding her decision. Early this month, I came up with a post tackling the potential impact of Filipino-Americans in the 2012 United States presidential race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. [...]

]]> By: allaroundbacolod http://filipinoscribe.com/2012/11/01/obama-romney-and-the-filipino-american-vote/#comment-4251 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:58:28 +0000 http://rightonthemark.wordpress.com/?p=2778#comment-4251 Excellent article about the 2012 US Election! I have Filipino friends in Florida, NY and Ohio and they are Republicans for the most part but a few are Independent voters. Most are voting for Romney this time.

As an American living in the Philippines, I keep up with all the latest US News online, so I know the issues, daily. I voted already via absentee ballot and I sent my ballot by Fax to my county in Florida. I usually vote Republican and this election was no exception. However, I would have no qualms voting for a Democratic candidate if I thought they were the better choice. I have voted for Democratic candidates in the past.

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