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Clinton or Trump? Americans head to the polls today November 8, 2016

- Virgin Islands’ residents are split between the two candidates in poll conducted by local political consulting firm
Americans vote for a new president today, November 8, 2016. The lead candidates are Democrat Hillary R. Clinton (left) and Republican Donald J. Trump. Photo: Internet Source
Donald J.Trump at one of his campaign rallies. Photo: Internet Source
Donald J.Trump at one of his campaign rallies. Photo: Internet Source
Democratic candidate Hillary R. Clinton at one of her campaign rallies. Photo: Internet Source
Democratic candidate Hillary R. Clinton at one of her campaign rallies. Photo: Internet Source
Donald J. Trump seems to hold a very narrow edge over Hillary R. Clinton, according to an informal poll by Advance Marketing and Professional Services, owned by former Permanent Secretary Julian Willock (inset). Photo: VINO/File
Donald J. Trump seems to hold a very narrow edge over Hillary R. Clinton, according to an informal poll by Advance Marketing and Professional Services, owned by former Permanent Secretary Julian Willock (inset). Photo: VINO/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The bands have stopped, the lights are off and it’s time to vote in the United States of America’s General Election for the new President to replace Hon Barack H. Obama.

President Obama, a Democrat, is the first black man to serve in that post. He was elected in 2008 and will leave office in January of 2017 after eight years in office.

While there are many other contests going on in the mainland USA for Governor, both local and Federal Senators, Congressmen and women, and a whole lot of other state positions, the big prize in today’s election is that of President.

The Democratic candidate, Hillary R. Clinton, the first women to receive a major party nomination, will face Republican Donald J. Trump. Voting gets underway in earnest on the East Coast from 06:00 EST (11:00 GMT), though some villages in the small state of New Hampshire have already voted with Trump taking the lead.

Mrs Clinton, a former First Lady and Secretary of State, and millionaire businessman Mr Trump last night criss-crossed America in a hectic last-minute campaign push for votes.

Results should begin emerging late on Tuesday night, US time, from 04:00 GMT.

Horse race: Clinton vs Trump

Both candidates have held rallies in the battleground states of North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Mrs Clinton urged voters to back a "hopeful, inclusive, big-hearted America" while Mr Trump told supporters they had a "magnificent chance to beat the corrupt system".

US Polls give Democrat Mrs Clinton a four-point lead over Republican Mr Trump; however, the election could go anywhere as Americans, like the Virgin Islands, are deeply divided.

A record number of Americans - more than 46 million - have voted early by post or at polling stations.

"Together we will make America wealthy again, we will make America strong again, we will make America safe again and we will make America great again," proclaimed Mr Trump who has been very controversial.

Mrs Clinton told her audience in a last night rally, that they did not "have to accept a dark and divisive vision of America".

She looked forward to "a fairer, stronger, better America. An America where we build bridges, not walls. And where we prove conclusively that love trumps hate".

VI Reacts- Poll of students & residents.

In an informal poll conducted of Virgin Islands (VI) residents by the consulting firm Advance Marketing and Professional Services, owned by former Permanent Secretary and Businessman Julian Willock for our newsroom, it shows that even the VI is split.

Some 30% of local residents, especially men and young people, support Mr Trump and 26% support Mrs Clinton, especially young educated women and older women. The survey also included 12 students of the Elmore Stoutt High School, with 8 supporting Mr Trump and 4 supporting Mrs Clinton.

They also surveyed three primary schools (two private and one public) with much of the same results, with 21 students questioned. 12 students supported Mr Trump while 9 supported Mrs Clinton.

The Consulting firm spoke to two Legislators, one from the Opposition and one from Government, with a split with the opposition Member supporting Mr Trump and the Government Member (a back bencher) supporting Mrs Clinton.

Most Americans living in the Virgin Islands also appear to support Mr Trump, with 6 questioned. 4 said they would have voted for Trump (two said they voted via absentee) and 2 said they are for Mrs Clinton and in fact already voted for her via their New York absentee ballot.

Julian Willock speaks on USA election

With many in the VI and across the Caribbean closely following the dramatic political battle between Hillary R. Clinton (D) and Donald J. Trump (R) in the lead up to the US Presidential Elections today November 8, 2016, political consultant and former Permanent Secretary Julian Willock believes the policies of the two candidates as they relate to the VI and the wider Caribbean need to be closely examined.

Speaking via telephone on the Morning Ride Show with Paul ‘Gadiethz’ Peart on ZROD 103.7 FM on Wednesday September 28, 2016, Mr Willock said he continues to advise his Caribbean colleagues, whether Prime Ministers or senior government officials throughout the region, that “what the Caribbean and the Virgin Islands need to be looking at are the policies of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and how it affects your island and the Caribbean in general.”

According to the former civil servant, for the last 10-15 years, even up to 20, the American policy throughout the Caribbean has simply been about fighting drugs, and recently it has been about deportation. “And we here in the BVI have to look at those who are claiming that money is being hidden in different tax jurisdictions.”

Mr Willock firmly believes that the US policies toward the Caribbean should not just be about fighting drugs and deporting criminals or cracking down on so called tax havens.

“So we have to pay keen attention, the Virgin Islands, the OECS, CARICOM, to policies of both the Republican and Democratic candidates.

“One of the issues that the Caribbean needs to speak about is that there is a growing concern now of deportation of criminals back to the region. The region in most cases does not have the capacity, the resources to deal with that. So these are the policy issues that we need to be talking about and while it is fascinating to see the horse race between Clinton and Trump, the policies of both candidates need to be zeroed in and see how they affect the Caribbean.”

 

40 Responses to “Clinton or Trump? Americans head to the polls today November 8, 2016”

  • BVI Islander, Texas (08/11/2016, 09:41) Like (27) Dislike (29) Reply
    I cast my vote today for Donald Trump.
    • ++ (08/11/2016, 10:29) Like (23) Dislike (17) Reply
      Have you been following the election at ALL? Trump promises things he can't do because it is against the constitution!
      And the way he incites violence and makes incivility mainstream and acceptable is deplorable. you must be one of his "un-educated" voters he is appealing to. He has the language of a 4th grader and would start WWIII because someone insulted him on twitter.
      • Lock Her Up (08/11/2016, 11:12) Like (11) Dislike (23) Reply
        Have you been following Crooked Hillary? Corruption to the max. Hillary for prison.....
        • Outspoken (08/11/2016, 11:33) Like (16) Dislike (6) Reply
          You chatting shit, you really talking about crooked, check Trump. How can he reach this day still running for president and have not file his tax returns
          • Hmm (08/11/2016, 13:04) Like (4) Dislike (7) Reply
            WHEN HE WINS I HOPE HIS RAPE CHARGE CASE BEGINS BECAUSE NOT ONLY WILL HILLARY BE LOCKED UP BUT THE NEW PRESIDENT FOR RAPE... LET AYA HOLD THAT.
          • Election 2016 (08/11/2016, 14:30) Like (4) Dislike (7) Reply
            Failing to Tax Returns is a drop in the bucket compared to all the corruption that lies a the door of Bill and Hillary Clinton, which has now obviously, spread to the FBI!! she is crooked and should have been disqualified from running for President.
          • Well (08/11/2016, 17:09) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
            @Outspoken, how many of them in office here is doing things worse than filing taxes. Why are you all acting out against Donald Trump. You all can't vote for US President. No US President have step foot in Tortola. They have no intrest in Tortola. Did Obama who you all were jumping up and down when he won ever came to Tortola?
        • ++ (09/11/2016, 00:14) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
          as president how can you call for jail when everyone is allowed due diligence and a trial? Banana republics jail their rivals. Trump has no regard for the law and thinks like a dictator (or business boss), not like an elected official to serve the people. He only serves himself. Hillary is the most qualified candidate we ever had.
          I blame the FBI for leaking possible e-mail problem 11 days before election- then saying nope- nothing there like it said back in July. there is nothing to prosecute. Yet the damage is done with the leak. I think the good ol' boys don't want a woman president who is smarter than they are.Trump was sued for not renting to blacks in his residence towers.


      • Yes (08/11/2016, 14:07) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
        The. Most ironic comment I've ever read. The "uneducated" part made me laugh so hard
    • Topaz (08/11/2016, 11:20) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
      Look how you have joined the many who want to see the destruction of the world
    • BVI Islander, Texas again (08/11/2016, 14:14) Like (2) Dislike (6) Reply
      @++, If that comment is to me, then you are the UN-Educated one. Who I choose to vote for is my given rights. And by the way? I am currently studying to be a chemist.
      • ++ (09/11/2016, 00:20) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
        He said he "loved the uneducated". Meaning they would follow him and his simple language so they could understand him. good for you for being a chemist. I hope you think for yourself and not just take what the industry tells you to approve. Do your own research... oh wait... you are in Texas.
  • Todayman (08/11/2016, 09:51) Like (11) Dislike (4) Reply
    Look his hands, always forming the "6". Show down. May the better person wins. America, the Great, right in the eyes of prophetic revelations.
  • voter (08/11/2016, 09:55) Like (9) Dislike (14) Reply
    TRUMP THEM
  • election (08/11/2016, 10:41) Like (39) Dislike (16) Reply
    Anybody vote Trump dumber than sh*t!
    • movement (08/11/2016, 11:19) Like (16) Dislike (13) Reply
      You have no clue who the Clintons are. Very soon they will all be exposed, and the corrupt media will fall. There is a Movement, and people are fed up of all the corruption. Time to drain the swamp
      • NWO (08/11/2016, 13:08) Like (8) Dislike (4) Reply
        What movement is that, and who are those fed-up people you speak of? Are you referring to the ones that think Trump can return America to its post world war 2 glory days of the 1950's? That America is lost forever.

        They had a varied choice of republican candidates but their racist attitudes compelled them to select a man who has now effectively destroyed their party, and soon himself in the process.
  • ASHELY (08/11/2016, 11:11) Like (13) Dislike (0) Reply
    May God Help Us All! God knows best.
  • insider (08/11/2016, 11:45) Like (18) Dislike (4) Reply
    Clinton is the typical Politician who used her office to promote herself and her foundation and friend. She said things she may not necessarily believe as long as she gets paid. Trump on the other hand was an insider/lobbyist and is part of the same corruption. People like him are the ones who made people like Clinton corrupt. They paid Politicians to have things go their way. He built his empire on the same premise. Now he has enough he wants the cookie jar all to himself.
  • maga (08/11/2016, 12:07) Like (13) Dislike (11) Reply
    trump is going to win
  • Build that Wall (08/11/2016, 13:19) Like (12) Dislike (5) Reply
    He's looking like a long shot but I'm sticking with Trump..... We are tired of career politicians who are controlled by special interest groups.....

    #Crooked Hillary
    #Secure Borders
    #Strengthen the Military
    #Take care of veterans
    #More jobs
    #Better Trade deals
    #Rebuild Inner Cities
    #America first
    #Drain the swamp
    • Thank you US (08/11/2016, 19:40) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
      @Build that Wall, thank you. That is why people is casting their votes for Trump. Everything you have said is correct. That is what we the voters here in the US is looking for. The people in Tortola should not be throwing stones. Look at who they elected in the last election. Need I say more?
    • ++ (09/11/2016, 00:24) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
      do you really think he is going to help the little man? He will feed opportunities to his children and build his empire.
      BTW- he is MAKING money off his campaign. He uses his plane and properties (and publicizes his hotels) while campaigning. Then CHARGES the campaign RENT!
  • winner (08/11/2016, 13:34) Like (9) Dislike (7) Reply
    Trump is winning, people are fed up with the corrupt and possible criminal Clintons.
  • usa (08/11/2016, 13:44) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply
    Jw for president
  • VOTE (08/11/2016, 14:22) Like (6) Dislike (3) Reply
    How many of you are an American?
  • Voters (08/11/2016, 16:29) Like (1) Dislike (6) Reply
    Opinion: The US voters can't see these comments,so I take them as opinions.
    • United States (08/11/2016, 19:32) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      @ Opinion: that is what you think. We know everything that is going on in Natures Little Secret. Modern Tech, don't forget, many of your Country men is our co-workers, neighbors etc...
  • Naturalized American (08/11/2016, 16:35) Like (2) Dislike (7) Reply
    Thank god u all can't vote because u would have done the same thing that u did here put a deadly cancer in the White House like Donald trump like u did with the NDP now u back on the slave ship and u can't even catch a shark to save your life isn't that something
    Clinton for America we can all enjoy prosperity again
  • rewrsdffds (08/11/2016, 17:14) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    @Election, can you vote? So you shut the S!!t up. You think only dumb people is going to vote for Trump?
  • VG Realist (08/11/2016, 20:42) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    You people are a bunch of sheeple. This entire election is orchestrated for Hillary to win. None of them are suitable candidates. We in the BVI have our own problems with the current NDP Administration so worry about that. Yes, it is important to watch what is happening in America but financially, the BVI is in freefall because of greed by these politicians.
    • ++ (09/11/2016, 00:27) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      this is true. when you have a minister saying he isn't here to talk but to act. When he doesn't communicate with constituents and pushes his way around, that is not democracy for the people, it is a bully pushing his weight around.
      the whole government here is corrupt and no one dares to call them on it because of payback.
  • Just going to say (08/11/2016, 22:08) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    It does not matter who win. Give them a couple of months and all the promises is going to go out the window. What you have to understand, the president can say he/she is going to do this and that but, congress has the final say.
  • usa (09/11/2016, 01:57) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    The poll in this story was correct
  • Sorry Folks USA (09/11/2016, 03:14) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    But Donald Trump is going to be the next President of the United States.
  • SHAKE UP (09/11/2016, 04:10) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    VI NEXT!


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