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It was entirely right to investigate Hamas and to hold it to account for the brutal killings carried out in its name. But to a certain extent we all missed another, crucial part of the election story. Such was the despair amongst Palestinians at the poor leadership of Yasser Arafat...
It would be fanciful to draw too many comparisons between the voters of Gaza and the West Bank and those in the United States. But it is clear that in 2004 much of the world simply misunderstood what was happening in America and underestimated the forces which led to President...
So as Election Day nears, all this provides some context for foreign journalists as we try to scythe our way through the forests of spin and unanswered questions which surround any modern election campaign. Are the polls right? How big a factor is race? What impact could a huge youth...
Next week we will have some, if not all of the answers. The 2008 U.S. Presidential election will take its place in the body of collective knowledge which will serve foreign correspondents of this and future generations.
No wonder that we cannot stop reading political blogs, obsessing about the newest poll, and struggling to find something in the political science literature to explain this election.