The frenzy that we saw during the first round is not much in evidence today. On 7 Dec, many opted out of church and other traditional Sunday morning activities to vote. This time, it appears many people did attend church and may vote later in the day.
I think the ruling party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), will win this Presidential election. BTW, I'm independent.
Leading up to the first round, I predicted a tight race contrary to what many thought. I'm fortunate that my work takes me all over the country. Where ever I went, it seemed one of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Big 3 (Mills, Mahama and Rawlings) had been there to rally voters. They may not have had much money for billboards, adverts, etc but it seemed to me they were trying to make up for it with hard work. I'll be much surprised if they can top that effort and rally their base as much again.
On the other hand, the NPP has adopted the stance of the underdog and appear to have worked their socks off leading up to this run-off. I have no scientific basis for my prediction but 52% (+/- 1%) of the vote could be heading their way.
Exciting few days ahead.
Update: Seems like my poll results here and my own prediction were way off the mark. With only 6 constituencies left to declare, John Evans Atta Mills, my old company law prof, has built what seems a narrow but durable lead.
