Two Blocks Down, One to Go

Another set of terrific blog posts from a section of American History.

Here's an excerpt from the NYT live blog about the "issues" during this campaign:

By the Numbers 5:47 p.m. Preliminary surveys of voters leaving the polls show
that voters say the economy by far is the most important issue facing the
country.
Our colleague Dalia Sussman, who is combing the exit polls for us,
says that more than 8 in 10 are worried about the direction of the nation’s
economy, 8 in 10 are worried that the current crisis will harm their family’s
finances over the next year; two-thirds are worried about being able to afford
the health-care services they need.
Overall, more than 9 in 10 rate the
economy negatively and 3 in 4 voters say the country is seriously off on the
wrong track.

I'm not sure how to read this news. My hunch is that the priority voters have set on the economy will help Obama because of his near-brainwashing message of sweeping change. Then again, his tax philosophy might not mesh with some voters' views on how to resolve the financial crisis.

It's a good thing that my job isn't to blog about politics. I'll just stick with teaching history. As one of my students wisely observed today, blogs give idiotic people an opportunity to feel important. Sorta like voting.