The End Is NEAR !!

With November 4th less than a week away, im sure everyone is excited and anxious. although Obama leads in the polls, the tension between the two campaigns is as if the race is deadlocked. This election has already proven to be historical, with the Hiliary almost up for election and Obama coming as far as he has. This has truly been an election for the history books, and if Obama holds on and wins the election, we would have the opportunity to witness one of the most historical happenings in American history, an African American as president of the United States. I feel that right now, republican or democrat, everyone wants to see a change from what has happened over the past 4 years in Washington. I think if McCain wins, Obama supporters will be dissapointed of course, but will have hope that McCain can help repair our ailing country, and Vis Versa. I am so excited to see what happens next week, and the new direction our country will go in.

Could Obama's Lead Be Deceiving ??

Because I am a Los Angeles native I am familiar with wat politicians have labeled the "Bradley Effect". The idea is coined after Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, an African American who ran for governor in the early 1980's. Although the polls suggested that Bradley would be the run away victor, he lost to republican George Deukmejian.
The premise is this; the polls were inacurate because many voters who did not want to appear racist claimed they would choose Bradley. Obiviously, many of those who said they would vote for Bradley did not.
So does Obama have much to worry about? One can only conclude after analyzing the differences between now and then, how strongly the people feel about the issues that they need addresses, which could negate the subject of race, and the significance of the nomination under discussion.
Personally, I feel that America has progressed considerably since the 1980's. Although race is an issue, people are a lot more willing today to look beyond that as oppose to 20 plus years ago. This election has seen the highest number of young voters age 18-25 registered to vote in recent history. These young voters are of a completely different generation, one that has different views and mindsets of generations in the past, and a higher acceptance level for things that are unfamiliar. This age demographic will make a difference in this election. Combined with idea of the country in bad need of change race could have a minimal effect on this election.
Under the Bush administration the country has experienced a rough 8 years. Citizens white, black, republican, or democrat understand that the nation is in need of reform. Thus, Americans gave their ears open to anyone who can bring about the best change. Although McCain has tried to seperate himself from Bush and his ideas, Many Americans refer to him as "McBush", and exclaim that he would his term would be another four years of George Bush. Because of the unfortunate state that our country is in, the average person's focus is not race, but the candidate can help restore our nation.
Governor is an important position but it certainly does not compare to the president of the United States. I feel that Obama does not have to worry about the Bradley Effect because the nation has taken notice of what has occured over the last eight years. The nation is seeking someone who can reconcile our issues, the case is much more severe than governor.
Douglas Wilder suggested on CNN that this election could experience a reverse Bradley effect, and Obama's lead could in fact be larger than polls show, because they do not count the possible republicans who may vote for Obama.
The Bradley effect is something I considered when Obama was up for the Democratic nomination against Clinton. I was fearful that his small margin in actuality was a deficit. But in the case of the election, I do not feel the Bradley effect will cost Obama to much leverage, if any at all ....

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/obama.bradley.effect/index.html

It All Started At About 9:30 p.m.

On October 1st at about 9:30 p.m. is when it all started. It was at this time that I realized i was catching the infamous "Bug" that seems to make his/herself into a large percentage of students' ammune systems every year around this time. It began in my left nostril, I realized it was no longer an air passage, more like a road block. Not to be out done, my right nostril followed, but he decided to transcend the issue by causing a funny clickin noise at every attempt to catch air. I figured that these were the early signs of a common cold, something that I would be able to shake with a little tea and a good nights rest. I don't think i've ever been more wrong before in my entire life
Im not a drinker but the feeling I had this AFTERNOON as I awoke had to be similiar to a hang over, but times 27. It was about 1:30 when I woke up, and I had the most excruciating headache ever. It felt as if i didnt gave a nose (It certainly was not serving a purpose), and my throat felt as if I swallowed a granade, in an attempt to rid my mouth of the rocks I must have been trying to gargle. My stomach must have waken me up, because once I came to the realization that I was in waking life and not dreaming, I heard my stomach make the most intimidating growl, it sounded like somethin off of the discovery channel. Lastly, for some odd reason my lower back was extremely tight and tense. The spasms felt as if my kidney's were inexperienced double ducthers, jumping hysterically but falling all over the place. I really gave an honest effort to get up and attend class, but my attempt was unsuccessful.
So overall my day has been pretty awful to say the least. But at least I know things cant get too much worse. I plan on goin to the health center soon so wish me luck!!


signing off: The worst day of my life, thus far ....