This Election Is (Probably) Over

[CultureKing]

I think one of the reasons that Bush/McCain have done better than many would think is simply because Americans have a very short timeline in their mind. As a nation we don't look back at 8 years of the Bush presidency, instead we think of the last six months or maybe the last year and how that has been. And when it comes to the future the main thing Americans are thinking about is themselves in tough economic times and usually that means they want to do everything possible to relieve pressures on their wallets including taxes. We have always been a country that wants more for less (more services for less money) and while that doesn't actually work in the real world many would like to look beyond that point. So basically McCain represents not a large step from what we currently have while Obama has been a bit more practical in realizing that to fix our current problems sacrifices are going to have to be made. While I still think Obama has a better chance of winning than McCain it certainly is closer than it should be.