[Ikrleprl]

When we step back, beyond the senseless bickering, and think about it...this is a bit of beauty of the American system. I mean, what other significant country in the history of mankind has a means of leveling the playing field so much? Usually those in leadership, or vying for it, would remain ensconced in their protective, cloistered communities. Here we see an example of how, depending on the outcome of, essentially, one day of voting, a man who lives with the same basic, daily habits as all of us.

I remember from my time in DC how you would run into major political figures around DC doing normal, everyday things (grocery shopping, getting gas, eating some fast food, or any thing else) and you wouldn't even know who they were. Them they get in front of a camera and suddenly everything changes.

We live in a pretty flat world in some respects.