Barack Obama insists that what he lacks in experience he makes up in vision and eloquence. He promises to bring young blood to American politics, and to bring American politics back to the American people.

As the only candidate who has already lived in the White House, Hillary Clinton enjoys a distinct advantage that reaches beyond her intimate knowledge of where one might find the nearest red phone.

Just a year ago, John McCain was all but eliminated from the Republican Presidential nomination before the contest even began. His own party branded him as too old, too liberal, too stiff.