@Miller,
If for any reason you profess of having any genuine and intimate knowledge of what causes the Stock Exchange to twitch, please spare us all as experts have failed miserably at forecasting and explaining that. I see such attempts as a red herring. The results of this debate won't convince many (if any) voters to vote one way or the other.
That 'rookie' and his Administration eliminated the leadership of Al Qadeh..killing Bin Laden. That carries weight with much of the electorate and negates your attempts at invalidation of his 'weight'.
I speak to EU friends all the time. Informal survery of Swiss friends and their friends feel pro Obama as do Germans and some Brits.
No one here is stating that Obama was not a rookie on international policy when he entered the office. At the time the American public rejected McCain and Palin as poseurs. Regardless of how your individual bias leans, it is clear that he is not a rookie now.
My point is clearly stated ...and restated... that IMHO it's not the time to switch horses in mid-stream as there's far too much is at stake. Last night Romney spent a great deal of time (when he wasn't flip-flopping and reversing himself) agreeing with Obama and the Administration on international policies.
The impact on the Stock Exchange is great from the current international crises (and speculative investors) as the heat in Middle East - particularly as things are reaching a fever pitch with the civil war in Syria spilling over in deadly fashion to neighboring nations.
Powers that be are now posturing to figure out how to be (or not be) involved is settling or intervening in the crisis/crises. Certainly it's arguable whether or not this current state of events has/have had
far more impact than any impact from this final debate.
Furthermore, there's often at this time of the year some significant drag effect as the yearly anniversary approaches of 2 of the largest corrections/market crash(es) at the end of October.
