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Post by xurbit on Nov 5, 2008 12:57:01 GMT 8
Hey guys, this is Xurbit here Nov. 4th (Election Day) give you news from America. Just wanted to let you guys know if you didn't hear it; Barack Obama has been elected as the next American President. ;D Hes the first African American President. In order to win, each party either Democrat or Republican, needed 270 electoral votes. Barack Obama won 338/270 McCain won 115/270 (but lost in the race) (Those were the statistics on this site last time I check, 8:41 PM Nov 4th 2008) www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/president/So hopefully will see next but I'm glad the democrat won. ;D Hope all goes well, this xurbit from USA signing off! PS: I got my stormtrooper amour, I be working on it soon Xt
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Chowiez
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Post by Chowiez on Nov 5, 2008 13:33:35 GMT 8
Think he'll ban airsoft? Slim chance.. Hey, what makes a vote? Whats a electoral vote? Do the civilians votes get ignored?
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Post by Arclight on Nov 5, 2008 19:39:59 GMT 8
Each state has a certain number of electoral votes, the number of electoral votes is directly proportinal to the population of that state. There are a total of 538 electoral votes in the US with more populated states with more EVs and less populated with less (i.e. Texas has more then Alaska). Thusly, a single electoral vote is equvalently equal to a number of the population as a constant for every electoral vote.
Each state will hold polls for presedential candidates, in that state, whoever gets more votes wins that state. Thusly that state is won by a particular candidate and so ALL of that states electoral votes go to that candidate.
Another way to put it, you add up all the electoral votes from each state won by the candidates.
Think of electoral votes as "Election XP" which you win by taking the state; bigger states give more XP. ( ;D )
The first one to score 270 Electoral votes (X>50%) wins the election.
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Dingo
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Post by Dingo on Nov 5, 2008 22:06:13 GMT 8
three cheers to obama then
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Post by yonathanho on Nov 6, 2008 20:32:42 GMT 8
cheers cheers cheers
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Post by Fightingcock on Nov 11, 2008 19:44:46 GMT 8
NNNNnnnooooo....
Captain Kirk for president.
;D FC
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Dingo
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Post by Dingo on Nov 12, 2008 0:03:42 GMT 8
Denny Crane!
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