"Mike Prettejohn, president of Netcraft, speculated that the blocking decision might have been taken to cut costs, and traffic, in the run-up to the election on 2 November.
He said the site may see no reason to distribute content to people who will not be voting next week.
Managing traffic could also be a good way to ensure that the site stays working in the closing days of the election campaign.
However, simply blocking non-US visitors also means that Americans overseas are barred too."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3958665.stm
Regime change starts at home, Stephen
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