I think that if it becomes apparent that Obama is losing he will call for protests etc and attempt to divide the nation even further. I've never seen such a divisive President in my lifetime. He'll also probably give away any advantage we have with missile defense and other things that he has the power to compromise. There will also be further attempts to loot the treasury for his friends. Yet some percentage of people will still vote for him. Its amazing the American harbors so many people that hate her even though they thrive here.
Yes, I agree. Bush was on balance a bad president. McCain could have distanced himself more from Bush, but that was hard to do after he had been a vocal supporter of Bush's worst decisions, ie Iraq, and had also forfeited his credibility by supporting the bailouts.