I would be relieved if this ended. In the Netherlands we did the elections in less than 6 months after the government resigned. And only 3 months of active campaigns. As I have said before, the US general election is one big media feast... I personally hope that Obama wins. I think that would be best for the US internationally. I mean, a lying candidate as president? C'mon, you can't be serious. On the other side, I might be biased because of the Dutch media, which kinda portray Romney as a lying rich guy who seems to think religion is a part of government. But no prediction from me, I don't know enough about the US and the elections to make one (and I ain't going to make predictions like this )
The Obama camp just passed $1B in fund-raising. Also, more than 1M commercials will be run this election. The Citizen's United Supreme Court ruling is a big reason why so much money has been poured into these campaigns. Given the way that the US government actually works, it now means that media corporations will probably be lobbying to block any legislation that threatens Citizen's United. USA Inc.As I have said before, the US general election is one big media feast...