Is the Barack the next President of the USA?

In a few days, Americans will go to the polls to elect a new president.  All the indicators point to a victory for Barack Obama.  He is ahead on every predictive index.  Barack has raised millions more than his rival; he has outspent him by as much as two to one; Barack is leading in all the major national polls; he is also out front in the projected electoral votes. All things being equal, on November 05, 2008, Americans will wake up to realize that they have just elected an African American, a black man to be the leader of the most powerful nation on earth.

The next president of the USA?

But, can we count on the the polls, the pundits and the predictions?  Is America ready for a black man, a black woman, a black family in charge of the White House?  Like millions around the world I await with bated breath.