| By Fareeza HaniffThe Embassy of the United States of America yesterday hosted a discussion for members of the media at the National Library on the upcoming elections to be held in that country in November.Chairing the discussion was former National Chairman of the Democratic Party, Mr. Donald Fowler.According to Fowler,Wholesale Jerseys, many Americans have a negative attitude towards the Republicans and President George Bush mainly because of economic issues and the war in Iraq.He said that it is commonly suggested that the Democrats will win the elections, but according to Fowler, the polls are close between Senator John McCain and Senator Barrack Obama.Most people expect Obama to be the next President of the United States of America, but he however added that Senator McCain can easily ‘overtake’ Obama.Mr. Fowler, who served as National Chairman of the Democratic Party for two years, explained that the two candidates are very different individuals.In this regard, he noted that if Senator McCain is elected,Cheap Jerseys Online, then he will be the oldest President in the United States of America; and if Senator Obama is elected then he will be the first African American President in the history of America.According to Fowler, there is major contrast between the two candidates. McCain is far more experienced than Obama, he said.He noted that there is no predictability of elections in the United States,cheap jerseys from china, as a lot of Americans do not make up their minds in advance as to who they want to vote for.Some people, he said, wait until the last moment to decide whom they want to be the next President of the US, and it is something like this that can change the entire makeup of the elections,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Fowler said.According to the American politician,Cheap China Jerseys, both Senators are more understanding and accommodating when it comes to the relationship that America has with other countries, including Guyana. He noted that both men fully understand that they are living in a truly global economy.When it comes to the relationship between the United States and Cuba, Fowler believes that McCain and Obama can significantly improve the association that the US shares with that country.As it relates to the media’s coverage of the election campaign in the US, he said that he has observed that the media seems to favour Obama more than McCain. Although the media favours Obama, Fowler noted that it has not increased Obama’s standards in the poll.As it regards immigrants in the country and how Obama would deal with the situation, Fowler noted that the Senator would try and adopt President Bush’s policy of giving the immigrants an opportunity to document themselves.Currently there are 12 million immigrants in the United States of America, and of that number five per cent constitutes the total population of America.Mr. Donald Fowler is also a political science professor and has spent most of his adult life in various Democratic Party roles,Wholesale China Jerseys, including as Executive Director and Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party.His term as National Chairman encompassed the 1996 presidential election between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. The general election in the United States is slated to take place on November 4, this year. |
