I am going to calibrate this by first saying that I am Canadian but have lived in the US for several years.
Growing up in Canada I used to think the US was similar to Canada. As I grew older and wiser I started to see the differences. During the Dubya years I became very Anti-American. Just could not understand how a rational intelligent country could elect people like that. Therefore the only logical conclusion was that the US is not an intelligent rational country and doomed to failure.
The second election of the Texas dummy pretty much solidified that assumption for me and most other Canadians. At the same time I started to realize that, there are actually 2 America's. There is Blue State America and Red State America. This may be obvious to a lot of Americans but not Canadians. At least from my perspective it's not. Probably because Canadians are not as plugged in to what is going on in the US I guess. We have our own unique politics and problems after all.
Also during the dark(Dubya)years a funny thing happened. I landed a sweet gig in the US and got to experience the carnage first hand. That was when I found out about the 2 Americas. I also saw what I consider the BEST of America. Working with my colleagues in Seattle I developed some great friendships. Found most of my co-workers to be very hard working dedicated people. Many were religious but not the in your face religious types I was led to believe many Americans were. Just good all around people really. The every day working class types that are the backbone of any society.
Around this time was when the re-election of the Texas dummy occurred and I saw that parody map of the US come out. You know, the one that shows North America consisting of Blue States + Canada showing up as United States of Canada, and the Red States showing up as "Jesusland". That's when I realized that this America I had grown fond of is not all of America. It's the West Coast states and East Coast states and maybe a few in the central North. The people from the deep south and the central red states are a WHOLE other story.
Now you have those 2 recent elections that voted in Repukes and this Massachusetts election that has a dyed in the wool Teabagger birther whatever actually showing respectable numbers. I realize NOTHING has changed. America is doomed to failure. DOOMED!
Collectively your all a bunch of idiots (keyword, collectively). Individually there are many many good moral reasonable respectable intelligent people. Enough to elect Obama (thank god). People I have developed lifelong friendships and relationships with and have very similar attitudes as I and many other Canadians do. These people are ALL mostly in Blue states. Mostly on the west coast. Some in the East. Collectively your doomed! Doomed by a failed 2 party political system.
On the right because they are just flat out stupid. Living in perpetual fear and paranoia over non-existant boogeymen which makes them highly motivated voters all too willing to vote against their own self interests out of sheer ignorance. On the left out of sheer apathy. The apathy to not vote when the political system ultimately fails you which is also the same as voting against your own self interests.
IF YOU CANNOT CURE THE STUPID YOU ARE DOOMED!