EndGame!
Less than three days are left before the presidential election, and what a tense few days it will be for all political junkies!
As of today, most major polls are indicating that the race will be close, although Barack does have the upper hand.
In terms of poll results at the state level, things are going so good for Barack that it almost seems unreal! Who could imagine a few years ago that a man of African descent, and that too a Democrat, would have a chance at winning not one, but two southern states, Virginia and North Carolina.
Senator McCain is a good person, and was a really good presidential candidate in 2000. Out of the Republican pack this year, he was probably the best candidate as well. Having said that, his candidacy this year has exposed his weaksnesses as a potential president. Previously extremely popular amongst independents and Democrats, his pick of Sarah Palin was the first mistake he made, giving many the impression that he places politics above the country.
Although Sarah initially generated a lot of excitement, it soon became clear that as of now, she does not have the intellectual depth or understanding of issues to make a competent president should McCain be elected and something happen to him. It is beyond understanding why she could not name any newspapers or magazines she read to Katie Couric. By picking Sarah, McCain hoped to kill two birds with one stone, did not make any headway on one bird (Hillary Supporters), did kill one bird (managed to increase his support among religious conservatives) but totally allowed another bird to escape (support of independents and intellectual conservatives). Another mistake was his decision to suspend his campaign for the financial crisis…it exposed him as a reactive, not proactive or steady, person, and somewhat of a hypocrite as well, since he did remain in the public eye and hence did not really suspend his
campaign.
Senator Obama, in contrast, has shown himself to be a person with vision and steadfastness, not allowing day to day changes in the news cycle to control or distract him. He has been able to turn crises into opportunity (his speech on race after the Wright scandal being an example). His opponents try to smear him with the ultraliberal tag, but he has shown the ability to stand upto populist tendencies when he opposed the repeal of the gasoline tax when both Hillary and McCain supported it during the summer when gas was expensive.Barack’s choice of Biden was not necessarily big on style but had some substance to it.
However, the election is still two days away. Polls notwithstanding, anything could happen, McCain could very well lead a successful turnaround. Polls have been proven to be wrong in the past (India, 2004, UK, 1992) and surprises can always happen. In politics, it ain’t over till it’s over.
As of today, most major polls are indicating that the race will be close, although Barack does have the upper hand.
In terms of poll results at the state level, things are going so good for Barack that it almost seems unreal! Who could imagine a few years ago that a man of African descent, and that too a Democrat, would have a chance at winning not one, but two southern states, Virginia and North Carolina.
Senator McCain is a good person, and was a really good presidential candidate in 2000. Out of the Republican pack this year, he was probably the best candidate as well. Having said that, his candidacy this year has exposed his weaksnesses as a potential president. Previously extremely popular amongst independents and Democrats, his pick of Sarah Palin was the first mistake he made, giving many the impression that he places politics above the country.
Although Sarah initially generated a lot of excitement, it soon became clear that as of now, she does not have the intellectual depth or understanding of issues to make a competent president should McCain be elected and something happen to him. It is beyond understanding why she could not name any newspapers or magazines she read to Katie Couric. By picking Sarah, McCain hoped to kill two birds with one stone, did not make any headway on one bird (Hillary Supporters), did kill one bird (managed to increase his support among religious conservatives) but totally allowed another bird to escape (support of independents and intellectual conservatives). Another mistake was his decision to suspend his campaign for the financial crisis…it exposed him as a reactive, not proactive or steady, person, and somewhat of a hypocrite as well, since he did remain in the public eye and hence did not really suspend his
campaign.
Senator Obama, in contrast, has shown himself to be a person with vision and steadfastness, not allowing day to day changes in the news cycle to control or distract him. He has been able to turn crises into opportunity (his speech on race after the Wright scandal being an example). His opponents try to smear him with the ultraliberal tag, but he has shown the ability to stand upto populist tendencies when he opposed the repeal of the gasoline tax when both Hillary and McCain supported it during the summer when gas was expensive.Barack’s choice of Biden was not necessarily big on style but had some substance to it.
However, the election is still two days away. Polls notwithstanding, anything could happen, McCain could very well lead a successful turnaround. Polls have been proven to be wrong in the past (India, 2004, UK, 1992) and surprises can always happen. In politics, it ain’t over till it’s over.
