"There were, on average, 60 opinion polls released in a day. If you were an Obama supporter, every day there were polls that broke your heart, and polls that delighted you. If you were for Romney, you went through the same seesaw of emotions. Through these tactics, Americans have become the only nation to turn their election into a second-rate imitation of a World Cup final.
In all countries, its ambassadors organise 'election nights' and invite America’s friends and local luminaries to watch the returns. It is always a full house. America’s elections may no longer be the model of democracy, but they are most definitely in a class of their own as an example of marketing genius." — Charles Onyango-Obbo, Ugandan-born moderate commentator in Kenya
11/12 Quote Of The Day: America's Genius
