how could the U.S. change after these elections?
830146
The economy will start to go backwards. Wall street hates higer taxes and excessive regulations. That is what the Democrats have already comitted to do.  People hate the war. Unless there is radical change in the Iraq situation for the better, and it gets reported by the mainstream media, the Democrats will take both the presidency and the senate  and gain in the house in 2008.\n\nThe swing voters are only voting on one issue - Iraq. The economy and employment are great. The democrats didn't try to attack on any other issue than Iraq. It was a good strategy to win.\n\n I just feel really bad for what is goign to happen to the poor Iraqui people when the Dems force a pullout. I hope it is not like Cambodia where 1.5 to 3 million were slaughtered when we left Vietnam. It will be so sad if this happens, but people won't even pay attention.\n\nThe world economy will take a hit as well.
357439
Because the not so bright americans re-elected him.
943513
1.  Income tax increases.\n2.  Increase in the capital gains tax.\n3.  Activist judges will be appointed to the bench, and constructivist judges will be Borked.\n4.  Possible impeachment of the President in the House, without conviction in the Senate.\n5.  Heavy regulations on trade will spur higher prices.\n6.  Monetary policy will spike inflation.\n7.  Increased regulations on energy will raise prices, discourage competition, and forestall innovation.\n8.  The Fairness Doctrine could be re-established, and curtail free-speech rights.\n9.  Federal limitations on Municipal bonds would be reduced, lowering the availability of smaller counties and cities to get money from places other that the Fed, and hurting the available capital for infrastructure development.\n10.  Democrats proposed two bills to re-instate the draft in the last decade.  The shift from a volunteer military to a conscription military will erode moral in both the civilian and military sectors.\n\nHonest, Intelligent, and no hatred.  Hope this satifies.
514865
Average Americans.  After watching George Bush and his cronies steal the 2000 election and listening to his obvious lies and distortions to get us into this miserable war, they went ahead and re-elected him in 2004.  No wonder the rest of the world has lost respect for and questions the motives of the United States of America.
941576
No, actually B. B, the move to the center will help the country, I see a future now and the last 6 years I saw none. Just more war and more restrictions of our freedoms. I think this will be guarded better with the moderate democrats then it was with the moderate repuglicans.
333373
I think America should pull the old Republican trick and seize all of their assets. Bush & Cheney and the lot of them would make a nice clump of change for America. It's already starting to happen. I watched America break down Tricky Dick Nixon, and impeach him and his staff of crooks. Nixon resigned and couldn't finish his terms; because of what was siad by him and Billy Grahm. Yes I said Billy Grahm, he was involved just like what is going on right now. Billy Grahm was Nixons spiritual advisor at the time. So America has already had plenty of experience with people, places and things like this. We will just open back up all the play books, and it will be business as usual. Bush wont make it to November now, since he has broken the ice on the American people, and now the Latinos. That was really brilliant!!! Ha Ha Ha!!!! Impeach Bush and the rest of the warmongers.
770460
If this nation still exists in its present form, and if this nation is not flat broke, current trends will continue.  Voters will elect whoever promises the most goodies.  No one will care how, or when, we will pay for them.  That's part of the "....lack to commit to anything...." that you mentioned. \n\nWe have an opportunity to become like a Third World Country in 30 years.  That will go nicely with the American Presidency, which is really a constitutionally weak office.
555289
not sure. but my guess is how society changes in respect to it's opinions on politics- as in more or less liberal/conservative. or how politics and world events may affect a society in general.
871629
Two days before holding of elections in the USA for the Presidency will certainly benefit the Republicans. Junior Bush has done what his father as the President of the USA had started 11 years back. It will certainly influence the US voters who want always to see the US dominating the global politics. This is how Richard Nixon, also, used to fool the American voters.
830653
Quite the contrary... The dems that were trotted out to run against the most liberal of the republicans were far closer to the center, more "conservative" tha the RINO's they ran against. The far left of the dems would not have been able to pull of the upsets that these moderates accomplished. I doubt you'll see major changes in taxes, Iraq, etc. right away. They know that that a lot of people did not vote for them for what they stood for, but just against what they perceived the republicans had become.. corrupt, immoral, big government, tax breaks for the rich & big business and war mongerers. The dems know if they screw it up, the republicans will be back!
701144
Considering the election results...\n\nCrow?
692110
In the long term, they'll gain full and equal rights. In the short term, they'll lose some battles.\n\nThe GOP was never serious about passing any amendment. Look how quickly the discussion dropped after the elections passed. There are some amendments passed in states, and there will be more. Eventually, they'll be struck down under the Full Faith & Credit clause, or some other constitutional provision.
782231
Within this decade, not likely. Yet, within a generation, based on immigration patterns allowed by European nations, and the prolific breeding patterns of Muslims (especially when compared to Europeans), then yes. It will be interesting to watch the 'social democracies' of Europe deal with it, as they are bred and voted out of existence. As all of their hard work and investments go into the wealth redistribution programs they now champion, and then are filtered away by the very political state they created, it will be laughable. They denounce the US, and its current actions, but they are a scant few years away.
957373
It affects everyone.  But it is up to the people to decide what they want, so it can all change at a different election.  If the country has a serious threat, things can really change fast.
463248
No, the belief systems are too different. New parties might emerge, but I don't think we will have a unified America when it comes to political beliefs.
727468
A country can't maintain what they don't have.  Presige has been gone in the world since the Clinton administration when the world was laughing at our former president's sexual behavior.\n\nWhat has happened since has just brought it further downhill.\n\nAmerica would regain prestige if we won the war, but how do you win this kind of war?  I'm not holding my breath.\n\nBest Wishes,\n\nSue
883296
Hopefully, then the USA next.