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Anonymous
Admittedly, I've only paid a limited amount of attention to this issue (being Canadian and all). I consider myself a "small c" conservative, in that I'm not completely opposed to leftist ideas, but vocal leftists lately are projecting such an arrogant "we're so righteous, we're so perfect, we're the ANSWER" message, I find it extremely obnoxious. I'm no fan of Bush, but I can only imagine the kind of self-righteous jubilation that will go on if Obama wins (even if it's by the tiniest of margins).
We have a similar situation here, with Conservatives in power, and Liberals saying (actually telling us-seems to fit, huh?) that we want change and we are sick of this government (even though polls from a broad spectrum of sources indicate otherwise).
The partisanship in politics seems to be ramping up to extreme levels, at least in western countries. Honestly though I don't believe that that partisanship extends to voters themselves, who usually gravitate towards a central position. While American elections are always a spectacle, lately up here there's been a lot of apathy regarding politics (low voter turn-out, unremarkable politicians, and middling poll numbers with no party taking any sizable lead).
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