WHAT a shambles! Here we have two aspiring rivals for the Crown -- the Presidency of the USA -- both battling it out in such words and crude tactics, that the ghost of Abraham Lincoln must be squirming in embarrassment that his written Constitution left to the American people was absolutely flawless.

This country has the gall to send observers out to foreign countries to monitor the voting in that particular country for fair play and ensuring there would be no irregularities during the voting.

Democracy has its roots in Great Britain and, as British, we can hold up our heads that we've carried out our task to see our former colonies, now the Commonwealth, have embraced the true meaning of democracy as well.

Edward G Hill

Wemsley Grove, Tonge Moor, Bolton