What factors determine the vote

The recent victory of Barack Obama in the United States Presidential Election of 2008 is one of the biggest issues among many other big events that have occurred in America this year . This year 's election was even more controversial because of the racial issue , which they barely if at all , had in previous elections . During the course of the campaigns , other candidates may have mentioned the racial difficulties in their speech or public pledge , but no candidate ever represented him-self as a minority

The idea of having a Black President was

unthinkable and unimaginable ten years ago . Yet , it must be pointed out that it was only achievable because America is blended by multi-ethnicity , which means America is like a melting pot , where all different races and cultures are mixed in one particular land , often called a country of immigrants . Many other countries aside from than the United States were and still likely to deny minorities as their presidents . This recent success , however brings into mind the factors that are important for the voters and the issues that are important to them

Given the economic crisis that the United States is experiencing right now , it is clear that one of the most important issues concerns the economy . Many voters are carefully scrutinizing the platforms of these candidates and finding out whether or not they have the interests of the voters at heart . It is oftentimes not enough that these candidates support the voters on the issues but that their...