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I consider myself extremely lucky to experience the presidential election. Not because I care so very much about it, but because it appears that this presidential urbanized election could be historic. We've talked a lot about it in history class, and now that I understand a little better how the American system works, I find it very interesting. Still not because I care so very about it, but because it is exciting.
Most of you have gotten wealth with you that so far it is pretty much a dead heat for Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. It started well for Obama, but Romney attacks he really in the first presidential debate. Romney led as far a while, but Obama came back strongly in the second debate. Yesterday led Obama by 2 points, so being extremely efficient level.
To make it easier for you to understand the next thing I will say, I will try to explain how Americans counting votes. They have something called the Electoral Collage. When they vote, they vote not in a nationwide urbanized election, such as in Norway. They do not match the actual Obama, but the delegates in the state they live in. So they count up "points" on how many states voted republican and democratic (the more people, the more "points" counted state). Obama and Romney must get 270 points of the 538 points to win the election. urbanized If none of the parties gets 270 points, choose the House of Representatives (similar to Odelstinget in Norway urbanized ... I think ...) who becomes President. urbanized
Illinois is a hardcore Obama government, largely because of Obama's hometown of Chicago. In fact, the only state for even more hardcore than Illinois is Hawaii, where Obama was born. In most states it is easy to predict who will vote for what. So far there are 11 states that one can not predict which party will win. These states are Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, urbanized Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. Mitt Romney urbanized focus extra hard to win Virginia and Florida. He wins both, he will win the elections. If Obama wins the states, Romney must win either Ohio and another swing state to hang out with. Unfortunately for Romney, Obama has spent millions of dollars on negative propaganda against Romney in Ohio, so there is a smaller chance that Ohio votes red than blue.
There are many possible ways this can end, but there are two "main roads" that can make this choice historically. If Obama wins Ohio, Wisconsin and New Hampshire in addition urbanized to the states he is expected to win, but Romney wins the rest plus states he is expected to win, it will be a draw. Then, as meek, The House of Representatives select a president, and since there is a majority of Republicans there, Mitt Romney will win. It has only happened once before. Another scenario is that, for example, Obama gets the most votes from the people (when they vote in his state), but that Romney wins when representatives from the states win. When Romney will win because it is the Electoral Collage who decides.
You see now that this is exciting? This may be something you read about in history books a few decades. Then I can look back and say, during the presidential election in 2012, I found myself in the United States. Looking forward a bit to find out who the lucky ones are, Obama or Romney. Is it more than me who thinks this is exciting?
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Thanks for the introduction, June! Realize that you've got a list here. The choice seems I'm not so exciting, but it's fun / interesting to see how things are connected in the community, and that seemingly simple things can have serious consequences in a society. Heard on the radio today that we Norwegians are very simple and one-sided information about the U.S. election. The reporter who said this meant that there were many important issues that divided Republicans and Democrats, but that this was not mentioned in the Norwegian press. Mom :-)
Must make one comment, June: Yes, as you say you are experiencing now at close range which you can later read about in history books. It will be something to tell your grandchildren later! As I can tell my grandchildren that exactly 50 years ago, I experienced first hand the historic Cuban Missile Crisis! I was there! Exciting day at that time - it could surely have broken out nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. urbanized I lived at that time the one year in an American family in Boston urbanized and we followed with keen on TV. Many were anxious and were unsure how this conflict should end. I actually thought seriously for a while to return to Norway before the event. outbreak of another world war. But lucky Khrushchev realized the seriousness of President Kennedy's warning and bent of time with their warships and withdrew from Cuba. So all went well - something we read about in history urbanized books. So in following handy, June, these spe