Fractional,
''The American economy is improving slowly, there will be a new (democrat) President and so things will quiet down.''
If only that were the truth. First off the American economy is a mess and there are far more signs that things are worsening, rather than improving. Watching Alan Greenspan on CNN the other day, was downright scary. He expressed his viewpoint that this was the 'beginning' (not the end or the middle) of the worst economic crisis in the world, over the past 100 years. Coupled with the fact that the vaunted 'resilience' of the American economy might no longer exist, this might result in some ugly scenarios.
Secondly, the mere fact that McCain and Obama are running so close in the polls should be a clear indication that truth or education is not the forte of some people.
90% of the world realizes Obama is the only chance to repair the last 8 disastrous years, yet 50% of Americans disagree. Either 3.5 billion people are wrong, or 160 million people are wrong. Considering recent history, I'm betting the 160M are wrong !
Regardless of what is so clear to most people, it is not a foregone conclusion that the American people will hold the same opinion. It's their election so all we can do is hope for the best. I truly hope you are correct that Obama will win, not just the sake of the American people, but the rest of us too.
In the past 8 years it was getting difficult to tell the difference between the good guys and bad guys on the world scene.