By Arundhati Mukherjee
 
When I received confirmation from ICFJ and also from the American center, that ICFJ had selected me to cover the American polls, I leapt for joy.  Most of the American media predicted that the anti-incumbency factor of the Bush administration was working very strongly in the country. George Bush had become more unpopular, which threatened the Republican candidate’s chance of winning. When the Democrats chose an African-American as their presidential candidate I was thrilled. It no longer remained a subject of international politics, but went beyond that. The fact that the