WASHINGTON: In the end, the financial markets did not stand a chance against voter antipathy, partisanship and election year politics.
The defeat of the extraordinary US$700 billion financial rescue package represented a perfect collision of the forces of modern politics - a fast-moving Internet campaign, vulnerable incumbents, a weakened and unpopular president, and a roiling presidential campaign - all working against the so-called Masters of the Universe.
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