Obama is strong in economic issues and McCain points in security issues. In August the Georgian crisis could suggest, that McCain wins, as the West is threatened in the world. Then came the financial crisis, and Obama has consistently improved until November 4th, when he won the election. But it is conspicuous, that while Russias dared the West throughout the year, in the last weeks before the election, it was quite. As soon as Obama was elected, Mehdvedev stationed Iskander rockets in Kaliningrad, the entrance of Russia to the naval area of western europe, especially Germany (see image below). Story on RIA Novosti
