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08 ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE 1 complicated indeed Its hard enough for any of us to understand this election. Imagine trying to explain it to someone from a foreign country. Hello. Hey Edwardo! Good to hear from you. Yeah, well its sort of hard to explain our system for electing a president. Of course we get to choose the candidates. Well we dont actually choose them, the two political parties choose them. At least a few of the leaders of the political parties choose them. And then we all vote. True. We dont all vote. Thats right, half of us vote. Well if you want to be technical, fewer than half. Yes. Who got the most votes of all? Well, it doesnt really matter. The loser got 328,000 more votes than the man who seems to have won. Well, its the 1)Electoral College. Ill explain the Electoral College to you so you understand it some other time - just as soon as I understand it. No, your son couldnt get into the electoral college no matter how good his marks are. It isnt like Harvard. Who are these two candidates? Well, one has been Vice President for eight years. He worked very closely with our President. Yes, the same President but dont be unpleasant, Edwardo. No reason to bring that up. He made some mistakes when he was young. Yes. OK, OK. So he wasnt young, he was 52. She was young. Yeah, you heard right. The presidents wife is going to be the Senator from New York State. No, she isnt. Youre right again. Shes from Arkansas. Well the Governor of Texas says hes the winner, because the Secretary of State of Florida, which his brother is Governor of, declared that he got several hundred more votes out of 6 million. Yeah, youre right. The father of both governors was President of theUnited States. But please dont call it a dynasty, Edwardo. Edwardo, I want to watch the news now. Al Gore is coming on television to say that George W. Bush isnt the new President but he is. Now look, thats it, Edwardo. Im not taking any more of this from you. America is a great r