I find myself wondering about how most Americans truly see things in the US today. With the housing crisis keeping many people up at night, Wall Street shaking the US and every countries economy like dice in a cup, jobs being lost left and right and gas prices going up and down like Flubber (never slowing down); one would think Obama would be winning this election hands down. That Obama, being seen as our savior, the man with the plan, the One, he who will bring the change that is needed; would be so far ahead that McCain may as well be there just as an option rather than a choice, like Ralph Nader and those other 3rd party options out there. But instead Obama is still in a dead heat in some states, and close or within the margin of error in other states while in some states he has commanding leads and in others McCain rules. I was looking at a website www.electoral-vote.com/ to get a general idea of how the country is currently divided. Now sure, it would seem Obama is winning basically by more electoral votes, but again, one would think there would be more Blue States, than Red states or very few undecided.

So with all the problems we are currently witnessing on TV, on the radio or in magazines and newspapers, and most of the blame being put on the Republicans, basically due to them being the ones in the White House currently and the House and Senate previously to 2006, why is Obama not winning by a landslide, why do so many people still oppose Obama, why is McCain still a threat to Obama's victory?

Considering 95% of Americans (the work force according to adjusted comments about Obama's 95% comments) would benefit from Obama's policies, how come he does not have, say, 95% of the vote (figuratively speaking of course)? Just how much do people truly believe in Obama's idea of change?