On November 4, 2008, Americans will choose their 44th President. The wide-open primaries and presidential campaign look set to revolve a round two of the most historically contentious issues in U.S. politics: race and the use of American power abroad.
Is America ready to elect a black president ? Or, for that matter a woman? How will both parties re-imagine America’s role in the world in the aftermath of the botched occupation of Iraq? And what are the implications for Canada of a Democratic or Republican victory?












