Voter turnout key to Obama's election hopes

November 07, 2012 01:16

BBC's Mark Mardell says: At one of the final Obama rallies, Jay-Z belts out one of his hits with a subtle change of lyric - less offensive, more political. "99 problems but Mitt ain't one."

If President Obama wakes up tomorrow morning with 99 problems, but Mitt ain't one, it won't be down to his campaign. It will be down to his strategy - his plans to get out the vote. That is what Democrats will be doing all day - nagging and dragging people to the ballot box. An amazing 39 million Americans have already voted.

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Image: Women pose for pictures with campaign slogans at McCormick Place, the site for Obama's post election speech, during the U.S. presidential election in Chicago

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