The American Election

The American Presidential Election

First of all, I find it funny how there is also an upcoming Canadian election yet we are writing about the American election. Does what happens down there really affect us north of the border? The answer my dear friend, is yes. Sadly enough I must admit I am way more involved and interested in American politics than I am about Canadian politics. I don’t know exactly why this is, but it seems like I’m not the only one who seems to care more about what’s happening down south, instead of what’s going on in our own backyard.

As Canadians, we rely on the U.S because they are no doubt our strongest trading partner and essentially what makes our economy function. If George Bush woke up one morning and said “hey, let’s stop trading with those Canadians”, our economy would plummet and I’m not sure if it would be able to bounce back. So naturally Canadians are concerned about what will happen with our neighbors because if their economy is in a crisis, it will reflect in our own country.

Americans have been jerked around for the past 8 years. They have been lied to and just flat out tricked. I did tune into the first Presidential debate and must say it actually is pretty entertaining. I found it to be both educational and comical. I have supported Obama throughout his campaign, and he looked very sharp on the night of the debate. I feel that Obama has a realistic plan to dig his country out of the whole Bush left them in and feel Obama should be the next president. Obama has given millions of Americans some piece of hope, and a reason to be a bit more optimistic.