Pollsters predict Obama set for landslide victory

ONE month ago Barack Obama’s historic bid for the White House looked jaded, now he is on the cusp of delivering his party’s most emphatic victory for 40 years.

Such was the mood- swing among Americans as the extent of the recent economic turmoil sank in.

In the fortnight since the $700 billion (€510bn) bailout was tabled, the presidential race ceased to be a statistical dead heat and became a looming embarrassment for the Republican party.