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We have received an overwhelming number of commentaries regarding the presidential election. The following commentaries represent the range of views submitted. Excerpts from these commentaries ran in the Horizon section of The Roanoke Times on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Please join the debate on our editorial blog, the RoundTable, at blogs.roanoke.com/roundtable.

• Don Assaid:  A vote for Obama spells disaster
• Joseph Merola: Don't cave to fear
• B. Alison Allsbrook:  Look beyond race; Listen to Obama
• Bob Peckman:   Shoot from the hip; miss the target
  
• Dick Moran:   Want to talk guilt by association?
• Colleen Redman:   Looking for a smart government
• Eric M. Latham:   Entitled to take back America
• Don Simmons Jr.:  Elitist? Who are the Republicans kidding?
• Gloria N. Eldridge:  McCain's plans: Too risky for Americans
• Mike Ogle:  Virginians must do their part to keep the U.S. safe
• Walter R. Smith:  The personality test: Maverick or rational?
• C. Warner Crumb:  McCain's goals are personal and singular
• Adam Cohen:   On matters of the economy, McCain fails