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Election 2008 - Live 01:17am on 05 Nov 2008 Yes, Vermont is one of those wild and wacky states dominated by hippies and a fairly laid-back outlook on life, which seems in total contrast to the image most Americans have of New Englanders, which is rather stuffy and cold. But this is one of the great things about the United States-- each state is as unique as are the countries in Europe. (And we may all speak English however, the dialects vary as much as they do in the UK.)
What I think is the most amazing part about this election is not that one candidate is black or that the other would be the oldest President elected, or even that a woman might be Vice President (don't forget Geraldine Ferraro was Walter Mondale's choice for VP) but that this election will hopefully signal the end of the reign of terror we have been under and a new beginning for America.

What is most disappointing in this election, however, is that not all of the presidential candidates have been fairly represented by the media. McCain and Obama are NOT the only candidates running, but because of how politics are dealt with in America, only the Republican and Democratic parties ever get the media attention the need or deserve.

I personally did not vote for either the Republican or Democratic candidates as I do not believe that either candidate or their parties truly have the best interest of Americans in mind. I think that Americans are not informed enough of "other options" as it were in the political arena and that there are far better qualified candidates that are not allowed in the debates and who do not receive the media attention or funding necessary to make themselves heard across the nation, which seems ironic as we place so much value on the freedom of speech afforded us by the Bill of Rights, yet which is seldom upheld in politics or the media.

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