Why McCain Won

No... the undercurrent of this article is: get out and vote intelligently. Get all the facts for your own evaluation. Act accordingly. Kudos to Mr. Alter. People read way too much into good reporting...

All but true he is going to win (Obama) People all over the world are waiting to critize the U.S if he does'nt win.You have to realize that around the globe they are saying that our economy effects everyone, so they should have a voice in our elections,Plus it is major corporations that you probably work for that base their future in this very election. Gm,for one are hold out from going under til Nov.4 so say what you wanna say but if your not in a high tax bracket and you vote Mccain get your bread and water ready for your kids, cause the it's "going to be a Depression" and the world will turn there back on us..

The undercurrent of this article says, " Obama is such a superior candidate that if you vote McCain, you're obviously racist." I agree about the superior candidate part, and I am nervous about this election too. I've voted Republican before - I'm not branded either way. What worries me is that Republicans today seem almost like religious zealots supporting any Republican candidate who comes along (including Palin!) and turning a blind eye to their massive shortcomings. And the things they'll say and do to further their own party for the sake of the party absolutely apalls me. So, I can't pretend to understand them. Maybe they're racist... maybe their sickness goes much deeper than that. Even though Republican candidates are absoultely not serving the average voter's best interests anymore, traditional Republicans feel they have to tow the line. I admire loyalty, but this is more like Stockhom Syndrome.

As for Obama being African American which he has to call himself in America let's not forget that his MOTHER WAS WHITE and his GRANDPARENTS who raised him are also WHITE just like most of your parents and grandparents. So instead of just thinking that it's a BLACK thing what you need to do is really think. McCain will set this country into the ground with all the talk of war and fight,fight,fight. The only thing that comes out of his mouth is fighting. Well the same fighting is making America out to be bullies all over the rest of the world and we already have enough problems at home. So to me a vote for Mcshame and Caribou Barbie would futher hurt this Country from the inside out this time. It's time for America to stop the hating each others color because Black people are not going anywhere and White people aren't going back to Europe the place where most of your White ancestors came from. Vote OBAMA he's the real American Dream who see's this Country from both sides both Black and White.
Obama/Biden 08

The election is not about Obama and Mccain, its about the fact that government is out of control and even when the supposedly conservative republican party finally got in control of both houses of congress and the white house they governed like the most left wing radically spending, special interest liberal who ever served in government. There is not one incumbent who should be reelected in november.

I do not think you should vote for a person , for their color of their skin , but vote for them if they can do the job.
Obama is a social facist , where he have gov. telling people how to live and breath. McCain is out of touch, with reality, So which is The Best of two evil. I Vote No Condince in either partly. News oragation needs to qiut
trying to get people to vote there way, and be soley Indpence. And getr rid of the two party system.

my sentiment are the same IDAHO, this people think they are americans when they have forgotten we came this far because we were united, if we fall in the pit of division we will fall as a country.

Who is this idiot from Mecca?
People you need to realize that if we falter the world is in a mess also, we are all in this together.
Ms Alter sometime I think you have too much time on your hands, could we see some higher standards of , discussion or are we ...going to IF this and IF that ourself to death...If discussion are useless to everyone
especially the mecca guy idiotic comment.

How bizarre that a national newsmagazine would devote column inches to such an insultingly racist and cynical analysis.

If Obama loses, again, America would suffer from her arrogance like they did when they re-elected Bush. Hey, I'm a teacher, my job is secure.

Note from Mecca:
Our proxies shortselled the wall street and created panic right on time. Allahu Akbar! We didn't have to bring the September '09surprise again on America!! We tried to destroy New york before, America came back, we tried to break the mind of American people by driving up gas price, they wanted to drill more, now we had to pull the last one from our sleeve.
Yes , our economy also suffered, that is Ok, we will just cut the oil production!! so we will get more money and keep more oil.. great idea. Allahu gave us the petro dollars for a reason!!

I am an American
voter that understands all to well that McCain advocated and pushed hard for the unneeded
war in Iraq that has killed hundreds of thousands of people while causing a million or so refugees to lose their homes their families and created near 20,000 prisoners that have been jailed in prisons without due process- and now The American government doesnt have a clue what to do with them!

McCain politically authored this crisis!
And this is supposed to be his strong suite?
How pathetic, how low this is a fascist act! How can a man stoop, to push his country into a war based upon subversion and duplicity and claim that he is a patroit to do so!

I appeal to my American brothers and sisters- look hard into the mirror and ask yourself is this what America does, is this what we "one nation under god" stand for?

khorat, you need to think and read things,you'll find the truth. you listen to too Lembug, and Handy..maybe if you stopped listening to them you'll find the answer

Some people are just stupid redneck, don't you think McCain checked and vetted and maked sure Obama was born in U.S

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There is no rational reason to vote for McCain. Ergo, a vote for McCain is blind ideology, racism, or simple idiocy -- that should not be ruled out.

This is my first time voting Democrat, and my values are not RINO. We are in a very bad state on many fronts and McCain has not shown any competency or leadership qualities in this race.

Obama/Biden '08