Comments on: US Elections, ads and memories

By: LaRae Meadows

LaRae Meadows — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:52:22 +0000

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By: aandthirtyeights

aandthirtyeights — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:49:47 +0000

I understand people in India being interested in the US elections, because the US defines so much of what we do these days. But when I saw two of my friends in India discuss the merits and demerits of Obama’s healthcare plan, I couldn’t help wonder, “Why the fuck are you concerned?” I mean, these are two guys who aren’t even vaguely aware of the NREGA. But they can argue out Obama’s healthcare plan!

My theory is that there’s so little debate in our democracy on any issues (apart from which community gets sops this election), that people here salivate at the thought of debate, meaningful or otherwise…

(And I must ask you to excuse this bad framing of thoughts and sentences. Its too much pressure with this 5 minute clock ticking away!)

By: Red Soul

Red Soul — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:03:34 +0000

I loved watching the crowd cheering on CNN late night yesterday. Goldman Sachs fired 10% employees today. Sad markets

By: maxdavinci

maxdavinci — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:23:25 +0000

well the grumpy grandfather guy didn’t make it after all.

My earliest memories of the elections were Pranoy roy playing the numbers and plotting them on an india map on Doordarshan!

Psephologists are treated with far more respect these days in the desh!

By: Flug

Flug — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:37:22 +0000

So Obama did it. Well it seems like the history is repeating once again. The republicans destroyed the country and the democrats have to fix it now. Anyway I don’t believe that Obama will be the most powerfull man on earth/ the president of the USA is not.

By: meira

meira — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:27:28 +0000

I have been following the elections too…but I got the news of Obama’s victory when I heard fireworks here (no, ofcourse Im not in the States! )

By: Kiran

Kiran — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:13:23 +0000

Thanks for the post. I share the same sentiments and your take on the direction of the US election. As a professional and unable to cast a vote, it’s been an emotional and stressful experience following the US election coverage. Watching and reading bickering opinions between candidates has been overwhelming. May the best wins and stabilizes the US economy in the long run, thus eventually reclaiming US position in the eye of the world. I wish for him to win, I hope he will.

By: Sujatha

Sujatha — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:49:33 +0000

I’ll be relieved when this is all over too. I can finally move away from clicking on electoral-vote.com, pollster.com, 538, realclearpolitics etc. and actually get back to cleaning and decluttering around the house and the yard!

By: Kamini

Kamini — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:31:11 +0000

I second your sentiment – this has been an exciting election campaign, but it seems to have gone on for ever and I’ll be glad when it’s over. I’ve witnessed many bitter fights and arguments, even saw a friendship or two break up over who is voting for whom, and can’t wait till we return to “normalcy”.
I know who I’ll be voting for, but I certainly do not think that those who vote for the other candidate are “idiots” or “morons”, terms I’ve often far too often lately.