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Experts Say 2012 Election Is Too Important to Sit Out (590 hits)

by Karla Dial
Tuesday is Election Day — and with the long lines at the polling venues and the nonstop news coverage comes a nearly unprecedented opportunity to shape the nation’s future.

“I’ve heard other commentators say, and I agree completely, that this is the most important election in my lifetime to date, because the future of what our country is going to look like is at stake,” said Col. Ron Crews, executive director of the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty. “Are we going to have a nation that says we will honor the value of religious liberty that has been threatened by the current administration? The values of life and religious liberty are the key cornerstones for our country.”

While the general public is concerned about the economy, energy prices, foreign policy and the strength of the military, value voters are using additional criteria to select their candidates — their stance on marriage, the sanctity of human life and religious liberty.





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Tuesday, November 6th 2012 at 10:08PM
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The New York Times
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 -- 12:13 AM EST
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President Obama Wins Re-election, The New York Times Projects

President Obama narrowly won Virginia over Mitt Romney, giving him at least 270 electoral votes, enough to win the presidency for another four years, The New York Times projects.

The race remains too close to call in Ohio and Florida. But with the addition of Virginia’s 13 electoral votes, as well as those of Colorado and Nevada, Mr. Obama has at least 285 electoral votes.

The Virginia race was always one of the closest in the nation and one that both camps said they needed to win in order to succeed in the presidential election.

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Wednesday, November 7th 2012 at 4:57AM
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