Its only 5 days until the US presidential election. I was asked the other day by an Agmates reader why I have not done more articles on the US election?
This brings up one of my pet dislikes. It just irks me how the mainstream media in every election no matter where it is try to convince us that its close. For example in the last two Australian federal elections, the media called it ‘to close to call’ or a favorite, ‘it will go down to the wire’. Both were clear victories to the Coalition in 2004 and Labor in 2007.
Ridiculously the media has been doing it again this week, saying that McCain is gaining ground and talking about an obscure thing called the Bradley effect.
This is clearly rubbish. It has been clear for at least a month, Obama will win by a landslide. The Republicans will cop a flogging. Thats why I’ve not bothered doing much on what has been a foregone conclusion since early September.
I’ve no doubts John McCain is a top candidate and would have done his best as President. It would not have mattered how good the Republican Candidate was, after 8 years of Republican rule under George Bush the US economy is a basket case and the voters will reject the party outright because of that.
It’s been said and only half Jokingly that the only way George Bush could be anymore unpopular with the American public is if his own family turned on him.
Anyway, just because its worth watching, here is Obama’s 27 minute address to the US nation broadcast on prime time US Network television last night.
Enjoy if you have the time.
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