"Change has come and his speech was a true call to get to work" - Barack Obama's inaugural address drew favourable reactions from most of our 10 American voters. For them, his speech was inspirational, compelling and a strong message of hope for the nation. Read their comments...

President-elect Barack Obama's historic swearing-in on January 20 will be a day of hope and change for our Democrat Observers, but for some conservatives his election is not good news. Read what they want to hear Obama say in his inaugural speech...

Linking McCain to a financial scandal in the 1980s, accusing Obama of lying and “palling around” with former radicals, distributing fliers in an attempt to suppress the vote in a key state – politics is a dirty game and this campaign is no different. As Election Day draws closer, the race is getting dirtier, with more mudslinging, smear campaigns and negative adverts. Read what our Observers have to say…

There's a new political video burning up the Internet, but it's very different from what you usually see this late in the election cycle. It doesn't contain an explosive new charge against a politician - in fact, it doesn't criticize or praise either candidate. See the video here...

After landing a surprise starring role in the final presidential debate, "Joe the Plumber" has found himself in the international spotlight. And at least one of the candidates is hoping his run at fame lasts just a little more than 15 minutes. Read more... 

It seems that no matter what Sarah Palin does during the week, the last word on her performance will come on Saturday night, when she is lampooned on national television. Read more...

For our Observers the face-off between Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin was much better than the presidential debate. For some it was a tie, for the others Palin clearly won the battle if not the war. Read more..

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's flustered performance on foreign policy and the economy during an interview with CBS news anchor Katie Couric this week has drawn mixed reactions from our Observers.