[b]DISCLAIMER:[/b] I'm from GB, so my knowledge of the American political system is poor so any opinion I do have is based on what I've observed rather than being apart of, which could make my opinion different from others if I went into a lot of details. This is also my opinion, not the solid be all end all. You're entitled to your own opinion, which I'm not bothered about at all, although reasoning behind it does spark some interest. Disclaimer over, I guess the first thing I will say is this: as long as America is working, the world's economics will continue to operate. If America stopped operating from an economic standpoint, most of the world would seize to work in terms of trade and a knock-on effect in politics. This is why I paid a fair amount of attention to the elections, to see the impact on the rest of us. As far as I could see though, some of the policies Romney was planning to make I didn't agree with, such as digging an AONB with the slight chance of finding oil which could be a gold mine or a massive economic blow. I also see that some of you don't agree with Obama trying to introduce a Nation Health Service. Coming for GB where the NHS is such a big part of our lives, it's quite difficult to understand why you wouldn't want one as it is very useful for when very expensive and complex operations are needed, however different countries and cultures would obviously have different views and it does mean that taxes have to rise to pay for it. Whether you believe that it would be worth it or not is up to you. Although, you have to look at who is more likely to deliver their policies that they propose, something that only time can tell as well as if we risk letting the person in in the first place. I would just like to point out that Romney probably lost because he shot himself in the foot before he even began. Statements like "I enjoy firing people", whatever the context, is not something you want to say if you are trying to appeal to the average worker. However, I am interested to know why people still vote for Obama despite disliking his policies. Is this because it is "the lesser evil" scenario or is there something I'm missing. Here in GB, we have 3 main parties and many others. Not sure if this gives us more variety or something, but people tend to stick to the parties which they believe in the policies rather than any other reason. Some insight would be appreciated.