[Charlatan]

What will happen to the republican party? Well it will need to see how this election goes first. If the Democrats win then they will make changes to the country so the people feel that they have done something, and something needs doing. Whomever wins this election will be expected to solve all the problems they have, and failing to do this will be preyed upon by the other party. So this next president inherits a gamble, win more support by clearing the problems, or lose more support by failing to do this. The next president could for instance pull all their troops out of Iraq and the people would be thrilled by the majority, and would make their party more popular mostly. If they leave their troops in Iraq then there will be little change really as most people see it, as Iraq always makes some dent on the news, but people notice. They would notice that troops are still there, and they would attribute this to the president's wishes, so, if they just pull them out saying bugger the consequences, they will become popular.

Then there is the market, if they can fix the market they will be applauded and will ride a wave of popularity. If they can do that and just pull the people out of Iraq then they will have pop star status amoung the people, but, as they enter office, they will see that the world might think differently, and it is the world that they now deal with as president. When you deal with your own country you can just do what they say to ensure you stay in power, but when it comes to foreign affairs you need to have a clear head and see the big picture. If America was to stop fiddling in the pie the world offers, they would bring setbacks to their homeland and there would a ripple effect through the world, so, they need to keep others in mind.

The tone was set with the invasion of Iraq, and when they get to office they will see that it isn't as easy as just pulling all the troops out, which means they will lose popularity immediatley. When it comes to the stock market they can't restore that at a whim, so they will be remebered with the disaster they inherited and saw out through their term, unless they can fix it immediately, but that will take years.

Based on this whomever wins this election will get bad publicity as they try to deal with the problems they have dished to them, so if x wins this election, x loses next election based on party. A lot has been said about oratorical prowess here, but if Obama loses the faith of the people, they will regard the next smooth talker as just another pretty face in the crowd, and they might start to listen to both sides rather than get swept away by the euphoria that has come about indirectly via this disasterous presidency and start to understand the facts of presidency. It isn't easy, to say the least. it's easy to fall, and it's easier to jump on someone that has fallen and with a big smile and say you can fix it. it can be fixed, but will it be fixed? Is it possible to fix in four years? If not then the country is in for one hell of a let down with regard their expectations.

On the other hand, if the people vote McCain in, then they are saying that they know there is a problem and they want it to be fixed by the ones that started it, as there must be method to their 'madness'. And if they vote McCain in they will be voting for not taking a gamble for a sudden shock to the system that would result in something happening, that they appreciate the ideals behind the campaign in Iraq and the plight of the market, and they are going to see it through with an old goat.

So who can fix America better? How can they persuade voters at this late stage that they will fix America better than the other? I think if you look at the standard of living in America people are pretty happy, so changing that - giving to one sector - would take from another sector, and that could leave many people unhappy. What should concern people the most? Does it make a difference who comes into power that much? They have the same basic partners to answer to, so they would probably do the same. So, like I said, the winner will inherit a whole lot of problems that they will need to deal with if they want to persuade people to vote for them again. Those problems will make or break the next campaign. If the problems right themselves 'naturally' then they will be lauded as saints, if not they will lose the favour of the people.

Honestly I can't see the problems being fixed right away, like the Iraq thing can be done, but the markets will make the people poor, based on late opinions, and they will blame it on the president. So this next president will be remebered as if they brought on the hard times, as people speak of the good old days of Bush when it comes to lifestyle, and lifestyle is what you vote for, isn't it?