Interactive Graphic: Swing States on the 2008 Electoral Map

To Awilduck and Ohiodem:

Excuse me? Fun to slam Bush, our President? Fun to be an American subject to the actions of a rogue czar Commander in Chief for eight years? Fun to be the mom of an only son, my only child, in the active military with a Bush or McCain in office? What an insult.

You say its better to vote for someone with experience whose policies & ideology & beliefs have been laid out for years and are clear for all to see? (With the exception of "what he says" changing when he needs to pander to get votes?) You think an old dog learns new tricks? Or you like the way things are in America?

You say its better to vote for two with Bachelor's Degrees, versus the two with Doctorates? Any educated person knows that GOOD, smart leaders, even in big business, surround themselves with the brightest minds and heed their consul. Just look at the brilliant minds counseling and endorsing Barack!

No thank you. The same about experience was said about John F. Kennedy, but they were wrong weren't they? He was the last President that Americans really loved.

Sorry, the damage was already done by the Republican run House and Senate before more Dems got in. Let's not re-write history and invent propaganda like McCain does. And, if you're prone to believe everything McCain & Palin tell you, you might also think Arnold who is stumping for him has credibility in California! Not!

Besides the Palin VP ticket that I find frightening and evidence of the worse judgment by a leader ever, it scares me more to see the inability of McCain supporters to provide an intelligent, logical, thought out reason beyond their beliefs of rumor to substantiate their position. Propaganda kept Russians oppressed.....is this the plight of Americans too?

Did you not notice how painful it was for Colin Powell, a great statesman and Republican, to stand against McCain, his friend, because of McCain's actions? If Barack for one minute had the dubious character you claim, do you honestly think Colin Powell would endorse him? Think.

EASY easyjet, afterall this is a free country with free speech. Which is it easy? Is B. Obama an atheist, socialist, communist, terrorist, or facist, arab, witch, or just a caring, intelligent, open minded American who happens to love this country and want to improve it? God knows the USA needs all the help it can get after the past 8 years of nightmare after nightmare under Bush. You ought to stop your name calling, grow up, and then get a better education.

BO (Barack Obama) is one of the greatest statesmen that ever lived. He knows what to say, when to say it, and who to say it to with impeccable precision. You know who else was able to influence a great nation, or a group of believing individuals to believe in them?: Jim Jones (Jonestown 1978...don't drink the Kool-Aid), David Koresh (wacko from Waco), Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin - get my point?! They all were absolutely fantastic statesmen, and I mean the most charismatic, knowledgeable, and believable leaders. They knew WHAT to say, WHEN to say it, and WHO to say it to, because they knew what their audience wanted to hear. They knew how to influence hordes of citizens by telling THEM WHAT THEY WANTED TO HEAR! It's the mark of a great, philosophical orator! But, why is it that only a minority of the American public can see (and see though)this phenomenon? I'm not saying that McCain is the best choice, but I have served to keep socialists out of the US. I have seen my ancestor's homeland (Greece) fall and become decrepit in the hands of socialists. All of us have seen Eastern Europe and France rise up against socialism! Why would we Americans want to repeat the mistakes of so many other countries over the last century? Does BO have such a stronghold on your mind that you can't see through the rhetoric? Come on - we're the most intelligent nation on earth. We should know better than to place a man that wants to "spread the wealth" into power, which, by the way, will be uncontested, because one single party will control all of the American Government (Congress and Senate). We will have systematically eliminated all of the checks and balances that our own founding fathers, and our Constitution, strived to prevent - why don't we just bring back the King of England (OK, it's a Queen now) to control us? Isn't this America - land of opportunity? Are you willing to give up all of the blessings and rewards that opportunity could bring to you, and banish our children into a boilng, socialistic cauldron for several decades? Will someone please turn on the lights and help America see that, if BO comes into power, ALL of what our founding fathers fought for will be dismantled? Come on America - we should be smarter than that!! Please don't ruin this God-Blessed land and turn it into a medieval fiefdom!! BEFORE YOU VOTE, PLEASE THINK ABOUT THE FREEDOM OF YOUR WILL AND YOUR CHILDREN'S CHOICE TO MAKE A GREAT LIVING! If BO is elected, all of that will be lost within 18 months. Mark my words and memorize this time schedule. Only YOU can prevent Socialism in America!

your all idiots..if you vote for a commy..your not americans..obama is a lier

As you can tell KL, I agree with you and we do need a BIG change. Did you see that now Bush has continued his destructive ways and signed in a lot of other deregulations for BIG companies. Gee do you think he wants them all to vote republican. I'm sick of all the little people being destroyed, so to speak, while the fatcats only get fatter. Look where deregulation of Wall Street got us and McCain wants more deregulation so he must be thrilled with Bush's latest poor decision.

Gleeson, I have been reading up on this coming election and listening to everything about it every chance I have gotten ever since seeing B.Obama at the previous Dem convention. I have also listened and learned about McCain. I know who he is and that he resides in one of 7 houses, and is totally out of touch with the average "JOE".....he is the one who has changed over the course of this election, and it hasn't been for the better. I USED to respect him....not anymore.....why?....cause I got to know him better.

Way to go Casey!! You know what you're talking about. You may VOTE with my humble appreciation. Gleason

Question. Where are you going to find people who have the "experience" to be the president. Answer. Among a small group of men who aren't eligable to run again. The decision here is EXTREMely compicated, and you won't come to a good decision if you need to ask "who is this guy?!" in the voting booth. Those of us who have done the research, read the BOOKS, already know who the candidates are. How on Earth, in good conscience, could anyone cast a vote, based on a complete lack of information, knowing that they lack the information, because they have to ask themselves "Who is this guy?", IN THE VOTING BOOTH!!! Please America, don't wear your ignorance on your sleeve. It makes it a lot less fun for the rest of us to wipe ketchup on it. If you don't know, please stop TYPING, so that the rest of the people who come here can read the opinions of people who do. Not such a difficult concept, is it? No. The hour is late. there is no time now for indecision. If you don't know anything by now, do America a favor. Don't vote. Gleason

Forgot to mention that I know of a Governor, and that person is a Republican who strongly believes there's no way S. Palin is qualified to become prez. She claims to have so much more experience then B. Obama but when questioned, she couldn't even remember the name of a magazine or newspaper that she uh reads on a regular basis? B. Obamba is a Harvard Law Grad who can speak intelligently and inspirationally. What can S.Palin do besides walk a runway and shoot a moose, or see that someone loses their job because they don't obey her demands. She is unethical and her and her strange minister want to rid the world of witches. Hopefully after Tuesday, Sarah will be the one boooooooooooooooo hooooooooing, otherwise they might start another Salem witch hunt.
Btw, I am a Christian, and even though our founding fathers wrote documents under God's name, no one has done a thing about not keeping church and state separate for a long time, and that goes for both major parties. I think there are alot of hypocrites out there who only bring God's name into politics when they want a vote.

I am neither a Democrat or a Republican. I vote for whomever will be BEST for the job just as I would any other job. Weighing everything, including the devastation of the past 8 years, I will vote for B. Obama. He is the epitomy of cool under fire, class, and intellectual listener/speaker. We need to regain respectability in this country and the world and McCain/Palin won't be able to pull that off. Not with McCain's temper and Palin's "you betcha...duhhh attitude and lack of uhhhh welllll everything. I'm totally disappointed in the Republicans of this country, the bigotry and hatefullness it has brought out in them. They have shown their true colors and I for one don't think I'll vote to the right ever again as a result.

This is not the time for religeous discussion. The hour is late. The future of the USA is on the line. Let's hear some facts from people who are sure they have them. Hopefully, people who understand the Constitution of the United States of America.

Caseyreads, you're absolutely right! It really annoys me when people say Obama has no experience, when he has 9 more years experience than Palin. And what has McCain done? He's voted with Bush 90% of the time. We already know that system has failed. I'll tell you this. If McCain/Palin gets elected, this country is in trouble. I've traveled all over the world; to 1st and 3rd world countries, and there is a running theme amongst the people - they all hate us! They're mad at what the Bush administration has done. And if McCain get's elected, he will continue Bush's plan. The world will stray further away from us. McCain is not the person for the job. He won't mend our ties with other countries, he'll destroy them.

Mr Samples, I quote you. " The founding fathers recognised and believed that rights were given by God".....
Are you serious? Do you really believe that? My my. What you describe here is called a Theocracy. Many Muslim, middle eastern countries are indeed thocracies. They believe that all laws are created by Alah, through "his" clerics, not that there's anything wrong with that, but it is not, never has been, and hopefully never will be a fair description of our democracy. Further more, if our founding fathers ever heard
that that was what became of the America that they worked so hard to create had become, they would roll over in their graves. Please get your facts straight, and keep your religeon seperate from our politics.
Gleason

Ohiodem, then why didn't you just change your political affiliation preference before now? God forbid anything happen to McCain to prevent him from serving, because with S.Palin next in line, our country will not only fail miserably, but states will start succeeding from the union...if her hubby has anything to say about it and I hear and read that he very much does. He speaks, she jumps. How you can you then condemn B. Obama with a backup as experienced as J. Biden. I'd rather have him at our backs then some ditzy ex pagent contestant who was very easily punked into thinking the French prez called her. Her ego knows no bounds. Not to mention that this country is in enough trouble from the Bush/Cheney years to have 2 more of them running things.....

Here's the thing. It's absolutely clear to those of us who actually read books, that some of you, also read books. It's also clear and plain to see who doesn't. It's interesting that the majority of posts here, written by people who insist that McCain should be our next president, clearly, are in the latter group. It's also interesting that those of you who complain the loudest about our media, parrot the media's talking heads almost excusively, with no tangible thoughts of your own, and when you speak of "what you know to be true", the truth is, your "truth", is nothing more than a lot of crap that you searched for on the internet. Go ahead. Ask me to make any absurd statement sound true, and I'll find you a way to do that with my Google bar. The thing I'm trying to make clear here, is that we can SEE you. Those of us who actually know what's going on because we've been reading stacks of books for decades, can see who's who in these forums. Now, aren't you embarassed? No? I thought not. Point is, if you're foolish enough to think that John McCain is the man to get us out of this mess, perhaps you should shut your computer down, go to a book store, and buy a book. I don't care what you read. Read anything, but READ something. ask the kid in the stock room. Chances are excellent that he's smarter than you are. Who knows. You might even learn how to spell, or maybe form a correct sentence. It is my great hope that a lot of Americans will spend the next four years doing that, reading, learning, asking the right questions , and asking the right people for the right answers to those questions, so that four years from now, I won't have to read anything as embarassing to our country as the amazing stream of BS that I've read here tonight, posted for all the world to see. You need to ask yourselves some questions for a start. Such as, "Am I a fool?" and "Did I vote for the fool who got us into this mess?" Well? Are ya punk? Did ya? If you can't honestly say, " No, I'm not a fool. Not any more." , then you're probably a fool. See how easy this is? Fun too!! Point is,you should know who you are, and if you don't, then trust me. Those of us who are not fools anymore, can see the fools among you just as plain as....well, lipstick on a pig. Admiting your problem is half the battle. The stock boy can tell you what your next step should be.Please. America. Wake up, and then, read a book. I promise, it won't kill you. You might even feel better. I know i will. Gleason.

I'm excited to witness America's first african-american president on November 4th. He'll do a fine job.