America and its Prejudice voter

Today there is a vast amount of content,opinions and articles to read out there on the web, in regards to this campaign race. Majority that I have read are usually blogs, and personal responses to articles and forums. When trying to get a feel of how people are going to vote, or their political opinions I stay away from the right left news sites. The point of this would be to get a feel for average joe, and not the opinions of some hot shot journalist from a news network. So I set out to do just that.

Scouring various sites on a daily basis became a second job for me. I jotted down various responses, and entries from many different sources. While doing this. I stumbled upon a vast majority of extremely prejudice posts that changed my whole project. Now, before you think that I might be referring to posts like "McCain sucks and is old" Or Barack Obama sucks and has big ears" think again and read ahead. Yes, I am talking about the comments or entries that include racist undertones, or just blatant racists statements.

I will state that everyone has a right to free speech, and I will not attack that. What I want to ask is, would or do you honestly base your vote, your one chance to make a difference, on such a shallow determination? Do people really do this? Voting on what a candidate could do for us as a nation would be more important, am I wrong on this? Well, for some that's not the case. For those who read this, I just wanted to ask a question. Would you vote on the basis of color, if the candidate you were choosing went against every other belief that you have? This may not be the case for some, but for others it seems that it is.

This is pertained to all. May you be black,white,Hispanic or whatever. The fact of the matter is we are Americans, we have a duty to enlighten ourselves, and help guide the United States for the better wouldn't you say? After all, take a look around. We have much bigger problems on our plate than the color of someones skin.

This article was not written to tell you whom to vote for. Nor was it created to take away ones right to an opinion. Personally, I think both candidates have their good and bad.The sole reason for it, is that just maybe it will reach someone out there, that might think that our future as a country is more important than such simple and shallow prejudices.We all know this type of thing exists within our government, and its politicians. The possibility to make a difference is you, its that simple.

Did Powell's endorsement finish driving in the nail?

Would it still be possible for McCain to turn that hammer around and wrench the nail out that was driven by the endorsement of Barack Obama, by Former Gen. Colin Powell ?

This endorsement has been quoted and pushed throughout the Media, as the most significant endorsement of the campaign race. Well one would think that this endorsement would alleviate any doubt of Barack Obamas credentials and experience. While pondering if its possible, consider this. Colin Powell served as not only United States Secretary of State, but also General of the Army,National Security Advisor, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff. It's very clear that this endorsement covers a vast spectrum of positions within the government. This is an endorsement coming from someone with plenty more experience than both of the candidates, which could lead to even more middle of the road voters to follow.

Colin Powell stated early on in the election, that a large part of his endorsement was going to be based on whom the candidates chose as their Vice President and or running mate. Powell is quoted as saying "McCain picked a running mate that is not ready to be President" this reiterates what a lot of the GOP and voters have been pushing.

So what can John McCain really do to fight back? Well considering his ad campaign as of late has hurt more than helped. His choice of VP seems too be loosing her prowess.It seemst the latest McCain tactic is to go after Obama's tax policies, describing them as "socialism. George Bush has been in the same headlines and statements with Socialism as of late. Could this be a lifeline for the McCain campaign? Well, we'll all see very soon. In the following weeks, the Obama campaign should be throwing a huge wave of campaign ads. We'll have to see if John McCain and the Republican party can stay afloat.

McCain takes a new stand

At a rally in Minnesota, John McCain took a stand against some of the slander that has been thrown around about Barack Obama.

John McCain stated that "Barack is a decent family man, and a citizen that he has disagreements with on fundamental issues. That's what this campaign is all about". McCain's statement was in reply to comments regarding voters being afraid of Obama, and another saying he is an Arab. McCain also said that they need not to be afraid of Obama, after a supporter made a comment about being afraid if Obama was elected.

After reading and watching these statements, McCain has a good chance a gaining some ground back. I'm not saying he just defended Obama's character for one this reason, but stepping up like that could open a new gate for other voters. On the other hand one could think he would lose some of his voters, not likely. It is clear that the hard core ones that take a hard stance against the Obama campaign will be going nowhere. After all, some of them are crossing the line, showing everybody that they are too far in to turn back.

These ads, statements and comments really need to be toned down. Just think, all these negative remarks and actions going around could really lead to outside physical rage and or violence, and that is something the United States really needs to avoid. This could also lead to pulling Americans farther apart, not just politically, but emotionally. Maybe after all is said and done, and the new president has been seated, we could be feeling the backlash from this election battle for a long time. In reality, if you think about it, this really could be detrimental to the longevity of our government and citizens coming together as one per say. After all, regardless of Democrat or republican, we still have to work in uni sen.