The Last Chance

Published in Panama America
(Panama) on 22 October 2012
by Melitza E. Solano C. (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Karen Posada. Edited by Natalie Clager.
Today, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney play their last cards in the third and final presidential debate. Because of the events of last week’s debate, it can be said that there’s technically a tie after the two debates.

In this opportunity Obama is expected to shake the past and have an excellent presentation; the topic of the debate this time is foreign policy. In this area he has a lot of advantage over Mitt Romney because of the amount of information he’s handled over these past three years; therefore, he will have to give exact explanations of everything he’s done in that area.

Of course, Romney will make sure to trash every one of the president’s achievements, but he must take into consideration that proposals are also necessary to convince undecided voters and achieve the desired goal of 270 electoral college votes and the presidency of the Union — in Obama’s case, reelection.

After the debate, the candidates and their campaign teams will have to take into account each of the polls and analyses published and take corrective measures that will allow them, in the next two weeks, to reach those that aren’t convinced with a message about the two options they have.

Just as in the prior debates, social networks will play an important role, since it has been measured that American politics has recently been the most discussed topic on these sites.

This has been a complex and very difficult campaign for Obama, trying to get reelected for another four years. He’s taken costly political measures, but that’s helped him win respect. It sounds contradictory, but in my opinion, the president has managed to push forward.

Romney has criticized the current administration harshly, but he hasn’t been able to persuade voters with his proposals — and this is his last chance.


Hoy, Barack Obama y Mitt Romney se juegan su última carta, al enfrentarse cara a cara en el tercer debate presidencial.

Por lo ocurrido hace una semana, se puede decir que hay un empate técnico luego de dos presentaciones ante el electorado.

En esta oportunidad se espera que Obama saque la casta y tenga una excelente presentación, ya que el tema por debatir en esta oportunidad es Política Exterior, y allí le lleva mucha ventaja a Mitt Romney por la cantidad de información que maneja desde hace tres años; por ende, deberá rendir cuentas exactas de todo lo ejecutado en ese renglón.

Claro está que Romney se encargará de echar por tierra cada uno de los logros del mandatario, pero debe tomar en cuenta que también son necesarias las propuestas para convencer a los indecisos y alcanzar la meta deseada de 270 votos colegiados y la presidencia de la República, o en el caso de Obama, la reelección.

Después del debate, los candidatos y sus equipos de campaña tendrán que tomar en cuenta cada una de las encuestas y análisis que se publiquen para tomar los correctivos que les permitan en dos semanas llegar con su mensaje a quienes no están convencidos sobre las dos opciones que tienen.

Al igual que en los debates anteriores, las redes sociales jugarán un papel importante, ya que los niveles de medición precisaron que la política estadounidense ha sido uno de los eventos más seguidos en las últimas fechas.

Esta ha sido una campaña compleja y muy difícil para Obama, que busca reelegirse por cuatro años más, porque ha tomado medidas políticamente costosas, pero que le han ayudado a ganar respeto. Suena contradictorio, pero bajo mi punto de vista, el presidente ha sabido salir adelante.

Romney ha criticado duramente a la actual administración, pero no ha logrado calar en el electorado con sus propuestas y esta es la última oportunidad.
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