Detail Swinging in the Wind: How Much More of This Can the Democrats Take?   Oleh:  The Economist (Editor) Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 387 no. 8577 (Apr. 2008), page 15. Topik: Democrats; Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton; America Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.48 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel All democratic systems have their quirks, and America's is the electonal college, an 18th century oddity whose principal effect is to ensure that the president is to ensure that the president is chosen not by the overall popular vote, but by the out-come in a handful of big "swing states". These swing states now mean that Barack Obama, who recently seemed to be cruising towards the Democratic nomination may have a problem. Hillary Clinton's nine-point win on April 22nd (see page 41) means she has bested Mr Obama in Florida, Ohio, and now Pennysylvania-the three most important swing states. Electoral-college votes are awarded on a winner-take-all basis, and America's politics are so finely balanced that whoever wins two of these three is more or less guaranteed the presidency. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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