There are a few excellent reasons I believe Barack Obama will win in 2008. I do hope I am wrong about this but right now I can't see any other outcome.
First, the media as a whole loves Barack Obama. I think when the media rallies behind a person you can count on that person looking very good to the average voter. When viewers see likability in a person being portrayed through the great influences of movies, newscasts and late-night comedy routines one can't help to start liking who they see.
Second, I believe most people are against God and don' t even have a biblical worldview. They instead have made their own god to fit their own selfish desires. So when one doesn't care what God thinks in much of anything, sin gets picked most every time. I know people won't call it voting for sin and so we'll put on a pink, green, yellow and blue tiara with a dress and give it a more tolerable name like.....let say, tolerance!?
It can be difficult to not vote for sin (in the name of tolerance, acceptance, etc.) and we naturally gravitate to self serving pleasures. The Bible confirms this in that it is written we are all born into sin (Romans 3:23) (sin is doing what doesn't satisfy God's holy standard of perfection seen in His law).
Lets take abortion for example. There are two choices to choose from. One choice is putting the interest of one (the baby) ahead of another (the mother) and not killing a baby. The other choice is choosing "self first"(the mother) and killing the baby because you believe it's the "woman's right".
Gay marriage is similar because it's about doing something to serve "self interest" rather than considering what God thinks about it and seeking to do what He desires seen in His word. Therefore, the candidate who emulates a voter's worldview will get his/her support.
I believe Barack Obama's public worldview resembles more voters who are anti-God and anti-Christ. For this reason alone, Obama will win the election. The Bible says no one seeks after God or understands and because as was already mentioned, we have all sinned against Him it goes without saying that if most people are against God than most will vote for the candidate who makes them feel less guilty about everything. Therefore, without a way higher than ourselves out of this mess, we are indeed doomed and God's anger and wrath against sin abides on us. See the whole test at www.areyougood.us for the only way out before it's too late
I do believe that an imperfect person can be a clear example as a candidate for president and able to stand for what is right biblically speaking. This person must be humble and with God's direction and help, could be a decent leader for our country.
The story of John McCain is one of humility and that of a servant's heart. He put his fellow comrades first before his own when he was captured and tortured by enemies. However, Jesus is the complete perfect example of humility and demonstrated how to be a servant and put other's interests ahead of Himself. His ultimate demonstration of this was in His sacrificial death and resurrection for our sin on a cross.
Barack Obama's story however seems quite a bit more obscure and hazy to me. For example, is Barack Obama a Muslim or really something else? There are rumors swirling around the claim of whether or not he is or isn't truly a Muslim but can we say for sure? This uncertainty will surely garner votes for him because right now he appears to be quite appealing for many, many people. Not to forget, he has claimed to be a Christian. However, based on his worldview which is in direct opposition to biblical Christianity, I don't believe he can rightly be called one. Perhaps his REAL faith will come out when all the votes are cast.
Likewise, the world seems to love Obama beyond perhaps even his wildest dreams but most unfortunate---so do Islamic Fundamentalists. And so if anything can be said of these two people McCain and Obama, I think John McCain more closely resembles a Jesus type figure because of his humbleness and self sacrificing attitude while Barack Obama looks a lot like a Barabbas or a King Saul type---they were overwhelmingly the people's choice.
Because I don't believe enough people are excited about John McCain even after the selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate, I think Obama will win. Some people believe McCain is not conservative enough especially when it comes to his views on immigration, global warming, oil drilling and his seemingly great desire to work with democrats and compromise rather than stand up for conservative biblical principles.
John McCain seems to hold to a biblical worldview on moral issues and his demonstration of his servants' heart is not in question. He will get many votes from conservatives and Christians for these reasons but much of his support will be because the alternative is so anti- God. I'd rather like to think a person is chosen because of a candidate's core values and worldview rather than because the opposition is so horrendous as an option. So in the end, I think the lack of excitement for the presidential candidate, not just excitement for the running mate, will only help Barack.
Another reason is that a majority of people hate or have become hateful of George W. Bush. Rightly or wrongly, this loathing of the President by a majority of people will not help John McCain because he and Bush both belong to the same party.
Finally, Obama will win because of his view or lack of understanding on Islam as a grave threat to our existence. I believe most people who will be voting believe like he. They believe that Islam is not a threat to America. They believe it is not a real danger to the world and maybe even deny that a threat truly exists. Along with their hatred of President Bush, these folks think terrorism is something George Bush made up or even caused. As a supporter of the President I will concede that he doesn't completely understand the threat we face in regards to the danger of Islam itself. Indeed it is difficult when the devil is so clever and happens to be the father of lies. So because we as a people don't understand Islam such as it's core desire for mass murder, and call to eradicate the nation of Israel, their goal for world domination and most dangerous of all that anything can be contradictory and yet acceptable under Islamic religious belief (see Islamic Dualism, Dualism, Political Islam), we cannot win against such an enemy without God's help, will and strength.
As I said at the start, I do hope I am wrong about this year.
Jesus said that a house divided against itself cannot stand ((Mathew 12:25, Mark 2:25, Luke 11:17).
When there is more disdain for President Bush and his action on his statement "you are either for us or against us" rather than against true, righteous disdain for true evil, all signs seem to point to an obvious direction voters will be voting.
