Where's the landslide?

My brother shot me a great article the NY Times writer David Brooks about why Barak Obama should be blowing it out but simply is not. A very insightful look at why many Americans still hesitate to support either candidate.

Here are some excerpts:

"And the root of it is probably this: Obama has been a sojourner."

"American voters have trouble placing him in his context, understanding the roots and values in which he is ineluctably embedded."

"If you grew up in the 1950s, you were inclined to regard your identity as something you were born with. If you grew up in the 1970s, you were more likely to regard your identity as something you created...So, cautiously, the country watches. This should be a Democratic wipeout. But voters seem to be slow to trust a sojourner they cannot place."