John McCain almost heads the wrong way as he leaves the stage after shaking hands with Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama after the final presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead
Viewed by some people internationally as an inspirational figure, Barack Obama would shatter racial barriers in the US if he wins the election on November 4th.
One country where people hope that will come to pass is Haiti, where 95 per cent of people are of African descent.
As Al Jazeera counts down to the US election with the continuing series "The world watches", Teresa Bo got the view from there.
Haitians dreams of "change" in the US election - 09 Oct 08:
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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced Sunday that he will be voting for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat's "ability to inspire" and the "inclusive nature of his campaign."
"He has both style and substance.
I think he is a transformational figure," Powell said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"Obama displayed a steadiness.
Showed intellectual vigor.
He has a definitive way of doing business that will do us well," Powell said.
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According to NEW YORK (AFP),Scientific surveys aimed at predicting the winner of the November 4 election are proving harder than ever, polling experts admit.
In 2000, major media US broadcasters may have helped tip the balance of an extraordinarily tight race in favor of Republican George W. Bush by announcing that he had beaten Democrat rival Al Gore in Florida.
Now, four years later, pollsters face a new and unique set of problems.
The biggest imponderable is the significance of racism in an election where Democrat Obama is bidding to be the first black president in US history.
One theory -- the so-called "Bradley-Wilder effect" -- is that people tell pollsters they support Obama because they are afraid of sounding racist.
Then in the privacy of the polling booth on November 4 they promptly opt for the white Republican candidate, McCain.
The theory took shape when a black former mayor of Los Angeles, Tom Bradley, lost the 1982 California governor's race to a white opponent, while opinion polls had pointed to victory.
A 1989 race in which the black candidate, Doug Wilder, only just squeaked through as Virginia governor, despite having been forecast to win by 10 percent, appeared to confirm the phenomenon.
Many other elections involving black candidates have not adhered to the pattern, but a presidential election puts unique pressures on voters.
"We have no idea exactly how that's going to affect the polling," Schmidt said.
Carroll Doherty, associate director at Pew Research Center, a polling agency, told AFP, "we are entering the unknown."
"The Wilder effect is one of the great issues hanging over this election that we've never encountered before."
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Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama on Saturday thanked Republican nominee John McCain for quelling the hostility toward him that has grown increasingly nasty among McCain audiences.
“I want to acknowledge that Sen. McCain tried to tone down the rhetoric yesterday, and I appreciated his reminder that we can disagree while still being respectful of each other,” he said at a rally in north Philadelphia.
McCain, he said, “has served this country with honor and he deserves our thanks for that.”
At a stop Monday in Albuquerque, McCain rhetorically asked “Who is Barack Obama?” A man from the audience shouted “Terrorist! ” The same day, at a rally in Florida, McCain running mate Sarah Palin was criticizing Obama’s ties to 1960s radical Bill Ayers when a supporter said “Kill him! ”
McCain tamped down the acrimony on a visit to Minnesota on Friday.
He was taking questions from voters when a woman called Obama an Arab. McCain, according to news reports, was visibly stricken and shook his head. He took the microphone from her and said, “No, ma’am.
He’s a decent family man, citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues.”
The Wall Street Journal
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A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows 46% of people who watched Friday night's presidential debate say Democrat Barack Obama did a better job than Republican John McCain; 34% said McCain did better.
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