On November 2 2004 the United States is going to decide that who will govern the country in the next four years. The two candidates, the Republican incumbent George W. Bush, and his Democrat challenger John Kerry have had fierce battle in the past few months. The two nominates' ideology in major issues is notably differs from each other, and these different views made the presidential race incredibly tight. Although the polls currently indicate Bush's lead, Kerry is more capable of winning the "grand finale", because he has the ability to further extend his base, and give an adequate solution to the economic and war crisis.
             There are several factors which led to this very close presidential election campaign. Bush's presidency is fundamentally governed by the war against terrorism, which split the American public and the world, as well. His wars estranged several of his formal allies, and also led the country into an economic recession with a growing number of unemployment and budget deficit. It has been proven that the Bush administration misled the public, and the main inducement behind Iraq was not to protect the nation, but something else. With this war George Bush lost the trust of many people, while he still argues for its legitimacy. This cost him a lot of votes, since a "successful presidential leadership has always depended on a presidential administration's credibility and the public's trust in a president's word" (Dallek 1). Despite the bad economic conditions, and the unrighteous Iraqi war many people still believe that his foreign policy and actions are the right way to establish security in the United States, while a great majority does not trust in his intentions anymore.
             Secondly, the two candidates' opinions remarkably diverge in many major political issues in the United States. On the one hand, the liberal John Kerry would legalize abortion, allow the marriage of ga...