Michelle Obama, inspiteof her longtime reluctance, became a crucial asset in the campaign, and she has, despite lingering mistrust among many white conservatives, retained a remarkably high popularity.
Yet, inspiteof Mr Jolstad and Mr Kruglenko's experiences trading with Russian sawmills and oil companies during the 1980s, despite having made some money during the 2000 dot.com boom, and even though the company has been profitable during the past two years: they are still finding it hard to penetrate the lucrative North American market.