Originally Posted by
Stavros
QUOTE=Prospero;1230691
-Drama, drama drama: appointments to the Supreme Court are important but historically appointing one conservative or liberal judge doesn't make a radical difference when they vote on the law rather than with their ideology, this is an over-egged pudding if ever there was one, but I am sure Americans will have a different take on it. If the Republican party's 'silent majority' do embrace libertarian causes -and I don't know how far this can go- their candidates run the risk of becoming unelectable, and in any case, candidates can say what they like on the husting, in power their radicalism is often neutered by reality -as happened to Obama over Guantanamo. Gridlock in Congress if caused by Tea Party delegates could also backfire on them.
I am not American, but as an outsider I just dont think this is as key an election as Kennedy in 1960 and Reagan in 1980, the two most important elections since 1945.