Americans as a whole dont believe in anything anymore, they rely on views of others and what others say, people have lost the value of basing views and opinions on morals that you hold at home, America as a whole has been in a downward spiral for a while, someone will come along and fix.
and many people are blinded by such stupid things, look at this Obama situation, people are ready to elect him the way they were ready to elect bush back in 2000, a politican without credentials, without much experience, people are ready to elect him because "hey look!! he is african american, he speaks well, and ummm i dunno" fact is he hasnt passed much legislation and doesnt have much of a track record, anyone who knows jack shit about politics or how the system is run knows that. Its a shame people like Jim Webb cant run for president and win.
Obama could run in 10 years and win and be more qualified, which is a better plan i think. and if he loses, ill wait for all you wild left wingers to shoot out your conspiracy theories as to why he lost.