Looking at the huge queues outside polling stations on 2 November, I had to ask myself some simple questions.
How many Europeans would have left such queues, refusing to wait for up to seven hours (as happened in some places in Ohio) to cast their votes?
And, how many Europeans would then, the next day, have taken to the street to denounce this flaw in the electoral process?
I came to the conclusion that, in both cases, the answer would be the same: a lot.
We still d...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.