Owen,
In my opinion, ignorance, fear and racism are major factors. A recent
poll indicates that over twenty percent of respondents in Texas believe
Obama is a Muslim. What do you think the political race would look like
if Obama were white? Also, many of the issues are complicated so people
give up and
vote their reptilian emotions. There are still people that believe there
are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and that Saddam was involved in
9/11. For these folks Obama's middle name is not a plus.
O
Owen Densmore wrote:
Just as in the earlier elections with George Bush, I'm astonished at
how close the race is, not just who is winning.
When Bush won, it was really hard to believe: he's clearly
incapable. The Dems on the other hand, chose a poor candidate in the
04 race, so that could be part of it. And he did steal the race, but
he could only do so because the separation was so small.
But given the obvious failure of the Bush administration, why in hell
is this race so close? Obama will likely win, but I simply cannot
understand why 45% or so really think McCain is better!
Its easy to shrug, and say most people are idiots. Maybe. But up
close and personal, you find this isn't true. So what is the "ghost
in the works"?
-- Owen
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