In the autumn of 2008 the Americans have an important decision to make. A decision that effects, in some way, every person on the planet. They must decide who the next president of their illustrious country will be. This man or woman will beome the most powerful man or woman in the world, they will become the leader of the free world. With this great power comes great responsibility. Throughout this and subsequent blogs i will be focusing on the 2008 presidential election. The parties, the candidates and their policies, the media coverage, the political rallies and of course the polls. I will begin by looking at the candidates for the Democrtic party who are hoping to wrestle the White House away from the Republicans.