I thought the 5th of November was Bonfire Night

John, Péault, France

I am feeling exhausted by the election process. Seeing as I am from Illinois (read: Obama) I have not had it quite as bad as others over here. Regardless, I am ready for and end to the madness of the past two years....or eight depending on how you want to look at it. Let it be over.

Ryan, Carbondale, USA

thank you Ariel for diagnosing my addiction. I am about as bad as your dad but unfortuntaley I have a job, even worse im self employed although if i wasnt im sure id have been fired by now. I need 5th Nov to hurry up so i can get on with my life!

james, london,

I can completely relate. This election is the most fascinating for years and I have moved on from whether Obama will win (he will), to which seats in congress and the senate will move to the Democrats. I will certainly be in withdrawal after its over, and will miss my CNN friends especially Wolf !

Caroline, Cape Town,

The whole media circus surrounding the American elections is ridiculous, we are in Europe yet our news coverage rarely talks of events on our continent unless they are major events. Whatever happens in this election unfortunately we will still be the lapdog so why all of this emphasis?

Tony, Midlands,

consistently funny and droll - it cheers me up

Raia, oxford, uk

Actually it's only the media, normal people in the UK don't mention it and are pretty bored with the media's obsession. You get a freebie to Washington, we get yet another piece about how amazing it is that blah blah blah blah

John Ledbury, Kings Lynn, England

Is the election really that popular in the UK? It's certainly being rammed down our throats by the media, but has anyone bothered to ask the general public whether they want it or not?

Chris K, Cheltenham, UK

Collective madness does give a sense of unity, doesn't it? After the hype, we'll just have to return to our personal shrink.

Ray Massart, Hombeek, Belgium

Picking Palin as a running mate will go down as the biggest blunder in electoral history. If you want to know who will win just look at the odds given by the bookmakers, no sentiment , bias, or prejudice there.

Simon, Leeds, U.K.

Whilst I agree that this election is fascinating, I think because of the greater contrast between the candidates than normal, the real power in the US is in who controls Congress & the size of their majority.

The speaker sets the running order for debates and that is a key role.

Colin, London,

Ms Palin clothes will be donated to charity, please tell me how much of the $180.000.000 Mr Obama received in September will he give to charity, as a maxist probably nothing. and please explain to all how is Mr Obama more qualified than a sitting governor, when he has nothing to show on his resume.

josef jurkiewicz, portland, usa

Don't worry. If McCain wins (which he will), there will be endless media speculation about the "racism" in America that nixed the black candidate. In the off chance that Obama wins, Congress will have to impeach him because he's not a "natural-born" US citizen, as the Constitution requires.

Paul, California, USA

Joe Biden says American will be ATTACKED if Obama wins. Biden sits on the foreign intelligence committee. He has access to the same intelligence as GW. And you are concerned about Palin's wardrobe? I'd rather vote for McCain if it means no more 9/11's thank you.

Michael , Los Angeles , US

November 5th will be a shock to the system..... Back to work after a public holiday to watch a horse race!

Is there an election on?

Paul, Melbourne, Australia

Oh, get over it. This is a British newspaper, in case you hadn't noticed. The world does not revolve around the USA. There really are very, very few people in the UK who could give a toss about who wins the US election, and they are all journalists.

John Austin, London, England

I will be relieved when the election is over.
There is an average of five to six pollitical ads in every commercial break. People in the swing states are being abused by these ads and signs.
The way I see it ,Obama or McCain, we can't get worse than we already have, so it will be an improvement.

Ruth, Cary NC , US

Paul Cooke,

The polls have been all over the place this election. I've seen 14 point leads and ties, I've seen McCain infront from some polls. When 5 different polls have 5 different results, you have to conclude that they're worthless.

John Swaine, Malta, Malta

don't worry, there'll be plenty to wonder about when McCain steals the election and everyone is wondering why the results are so wildly different from the exit polls and there's no verifiable paper trail to investigate... those electronic voting machines are frighteningly easy to hack

Paul Cooke, Gloucester,

Look on the bright side, it's this election that your Father got 'with' the technology age. And he seems to enjoy himself and don't worry, we'll occupy ourselves with something else.

Jo, Los Angeles, USA