Vice president Joe Biden pitches to voters , `` Osama Bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive '' John J. Pitney Jr. : Presidential elections turn mostly on the big things : economy , war and peace . The campaign is now more focused on the economy , highlighting the difference between the president 's `` promoting the private sector '' and the GOP 's `` promoting the privileged sector . '' But in this election, there are two issues that will determine who wins or loses -- terrorism and foreign policy. He says that at the end of the day , reality trumps rhetoric .
Vice president Joe Biden pitches to voters , `` Osama Bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive '' John J. Pitney Jr. : Presidential elections turn mostly on the big things : economy , war and peace . But in this election, there are two issues that will determine who wins or loses -- terrorism and foreign policy. He says that at the end of the day , reality trumps rhetoric .