Election  Day is fast approaching. In fact people in more than half of the US of A  have already been taking advantage of early voting without even  bothering to wait for the Presidential Debates which kick off next  Wednesday.

The  fact is undeniable. The majority of the nation have already chosen  whether to support President Barack Obama for re-election or opt to hand  the keys to Republican Mitt Romney.

We  decry the partisanship in the nation's capitol that has led to  stalemate and gridlock. We lament the lack of a viable 3rd party option.

Yet between 90 to 95% of the country have already decided who will get their vote.

Does this make sense?

If  we are to go by all the polls, the likability factor seems to be the  overwhelming reason for support of the President. If we are to go by the  polls, the lack of likability seen in Romney is why he can't surpass  the President.

Does this make sense?

Let's look at some uncomfortable facts.

According  to data from the US Census Bureau median household income in the nation  has fallen 4.8% over the last 3 years. That median income is now at  1993 levels.

The  National Manufacturers Association in a recent survey of members found  2/3 of small business owners and manufacturers think there is too much  uncertainty in the US economy to expand or hire new people. A whopping  69% of those surveyed say that the policies of the President have hurt  businesses and manufacturers.

The  World Economic Forum earlier this month released a report on global  competitiveness which found the US 7th of 144 world economies. A short 5  years ago, the US was #1. The report also has the nation scraping near  the bottom on “government budget balance, percent GDP” and “general  government debt, percent GDP.”

Moody's,  the credit agency that downgraded the US last year, threatened recently  to once more downgrade the country's credit rating if the 2013  congressional negotiations do not “lead to specific policies that  produce a stabilization and then downward trend in the ratio of federal  debt to GDP over the medium term.”

Does this make sense that the race between the President and Romney is so tight?

Then all the polls continue to state that 55 to 60% of Americans think the nation is on the wrong track.

Have  Americans devolved to a point that an election will turn on which  candidate we would rather sit down with at the local bar and throw back a  few shots or a beer or 2?

Does  approaching the casting of our vote using common sense and researching  the stances and policies proposed no longer have relevance?

Do records no longer matter?

Have  we in this age of constant entertainment reverted back to a time when  reason and logic were buried deep in the human psyche and we acted and  reacted based on an emotional instinct instead?

From the Cornfield, will Americans cast their votes as informed voters this year or will Americans opt to vote by emotion?

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