I have a question.... Obama seems to be ahead in most polls. There are many of us who find his position frightening and at odds with capitalistic free market principles BUT, the polls suggest that the majority of voters do not have these fears. Here's my question: Are there historical precedents for a country of people to embrace socialistic principles thinking that their future will improve and be better only to learn, in time, this is not the case. Historians, step foreward and educate us.