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Jayaprashanth

Jayaprashanth — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Oh yeah, Rudolph comes along hailing Obama as the cure to the entire US of A’s problems and almost makes him the president and then even kills him for people to weep over. Nice. Seems like Rudolph knows Obama better than anybody. Mate you sound like you and Obama have been buddies all your lives and a little too prophetic! And that scares me no end! Fanaticism or affection for Barack Obama? We don’t know. May the best horse win!

Jayaprashanth

Jayaprashanth — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

And i do agree with Lewis. This is turning out to be one White House race that’s being fought on racial lines and this sets a very bad precedent. And i still fail to understand how people can be so damn confident about their candidate romping home. Beats me!!!

Thibault

Thibault — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

A lot of the undecided voters may eventually vote for McCain should Obama gets the Democratic Party nomination. The reason is simple. First, he is mostly an unknown quantity with suspect leadership skills and given his long background with Rev. Wright many of the whites who would have otherwise voted for the Democrats would now vote for him. Media polls suggest that people are wary of Obama’s record with Wright. It is a matter of concern to them. Also, at least a few people I know in the United States have said this to me personally and all of them were inclined towards voting for the Democratic Party.

In the unlikely scenario of Hillary winning the Democratic ticket, the run-off to the White House with McCain would solely be on merit of leadership, wisdom of domestic (and also foreign) policy making and of course, likability. I guess Hillary is more likable than McCain. Besides, the Republicans have made most Americans weary of them after eight long years of misrule and debacle in every front - domestic and foreign. Mind it, I am not talking strictly about the swing voters only.

The sad thing about this election is that the candidates don’t have a clear manifesto. I mean how differently is Obama going to lead America than Hillary being from the same party whose fundamental principles are similar?

It would have been an interesting contest had the three candidates came from three different parties. Alas! We are not going to see this happening in America for a long, long time.