The New Nation - Internet Edition

Delivering his party's radio address for the final weekend of the campaign, Barack Obama said his election would help change the country and the world. He said the election comes during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, affecting jobs, home values, pensions, wages, health care and college expenses. To address these he promised tax breaks, reduced health care costs and investments in renewable energy. Speaking in Iowa and Indiana, Barack Obama warned McCain campaign was likely to escalate into vicious attacks in the last few days.

Meanwhile, some of the Afro-American voters interviewed by TV-channels expressed apprehension that their votes might be stolen by pro-Republicans, working clandestinely. There was also speculation that the 7% of voters shown as independent nationally might be all whites and majority of them might vote against Obama. All told, Obama's victory in polling on 4 November is being seen as anything but "signed, sealed and delivered".

John McCain is spending two days campaigning in Ohio, which is seen as a must-win state if he is to have any chance of victory. McCain charged "Obama began his campaign in the liberal left lane of politics and never left it. He is more liberal than a senator who calls himself a socialist", he added. California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in a speech in the presence of McCain in Ohio, said that the Republican candidate was the real action hero. According to internal polling by McCain's campaign he was closing the gap with Obama in the final days. Most analysts agree on this.