Originally Posted By: Phil.
The way the media in the UK portrays it, Obama is the only candidate anyway.

Oh, if only that were the case. The way US Presidential elections work, each state votes and then all of that state's votes go to the winner of the state. Right now, the polls have Obama with a significant lead taking that into consideration, but many of the state elections are very close. A small deviation from poll numbers could have a very significant effect.

For a quick overview, take a look at Pollster.com or FiveThirtyEight.com.
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