The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the financial crisis, health care, national security - the next US president will have to deal with all of these issues as soon as he takes charge. Our Observers told us the main issues or factors that concerned them and will determine their vote on November 4th.

During their third and final debate, John McCain and Barack Obama tried to appeal to average Americans such as Joe Wurzelbacher, a plumber from Ohio, who McCain frequently referred to as “Joe the plumber.” But this final face-off wasn’t convincing enough to change our Observers’ opinions. Read more...