18 days to go

[DanaC]

Oh dicey tactics I can well believe of both sides. However stealing an election on such a grand scale as the last Republican campaign did is rather more than dicey tactics. Your initial post intimated that both sides had reason to fear the other side stealing the election. Given the shenannigans in the last election I'd say the democrats have more of a right to that fear than the republicans.

The whole world watched in dismay as the worlds greatest nation allowed it's presidency go to a man who had not won the election in any true sense. Activities reminiscent of the Congo and certain South American regimes stunned us all into near speechlessness.

We're all watching again and hoping against hope that America, the greatest nation on earth and the model for us all when it comes to freedom and democracy will have a legitimately elected President, regardless of which side wins. ....Y'see.....It's not so much that I hate the American system .....it's more that I spent my childhood being impressed by it and being wooed by Superman and Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk into seeing America as a land of heroes whose motives were founded on great and worthy principles. It took a lot for that faith in America to be shaken and frankly Bush was the final straw :P I still do believe that America can be the beacon of freedom and democracy, fair play and hope that it used to be. It just needs it's people to wrench the reigns of power away from those who have abused them and place them firmly in the hands of someone more deserving of their respect.