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Americans, in general, do not seem to take an interest in what is happening, it is a country where 60% of those interviewed cannot even point to England on the map. I hope most Americans know the issues at stake in these elections. OK, so I am English and miffed that our cousins do not even know where live.
Politics are notoriously difficult and can turn on a 'Where is the Meat' advert. Will the combatants get bloody? probably not. All the time this contest is strung out the less coverage the GOP get, so it is not all bad.
What worries me is that we know so little about Obama. He is a closed book, his facial expressions are learned, his oratory schooled, and his mannerisms artificial. Not to say he is not a great guy but we just do not know him. I find that scary.
Remember 'Maggy Thatcher'. Her public image was created and her articulation was so false that she had lost the ability to give normal nuances in her speech, nuances that let people know, for instance, when she was about to end a sentence or even stop talking.
Obama also is not natural. At the moment, he is playing the 'male dominance' role with Clinton because she cannot retaliate. He wants to be seen as assertive, a true leader but is this really him. Definitely not a WYSIWYG sort of guy.
I actually reckon nature hates true leaders. If it was a survival characteristic to have an IQ of 150 we would all have an IQ of 150. If it was a survival characteristic to be built like an ox then we would all be built like oxes. Nature prefers stability in a system. Leaders built like an OX with an IQ of 150 simply do not exist because nature will not allow it. So, Obama may not have the muscles but he is projecting assertiveness and seems smart. This is what we want to see, but is it all too good to be true?
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