Election Day

It’s election Day, here in the US today.  Whatever the outcome of this day will be, it will surely affect not just Americans but people all over the world.  That's why all eyes will be on America tonight.  America remains a leader in the world we live in, and the man at the top surely makes a difference to direction in which our future goes.  

Most of my american friends here have already voted.  Some have voted by correspondence, or as it is called absentee ballot, because they are still registered in their home town, and others have already voted in the past days.  Yet the bulk of the Americans is making the actual decision today.  This notwithstanding, the city looks as if it’s business as usual.  The president himself is in town, and will be eagerly awaiting for the results at McCormick Place, described by Wikipedia as the largest convention centre in North America.  I guess this would be quite a nail biting night, especially for him, who would get to know if he is getting fired or not tonight.  

The odds are in his favour it seems, but anything could happen, as they are saying that the difference between the two candidates is not very big.  And the system is not as simple.  Apparently there are two types of voting.  One is the popular vote, which counts the votes of all the voters – like any normal election, and the other vote is the electoral college vote.  The electoral college should vote according to the popular vote, but still I haven’t yet understood why a simpler voting system would do.  In my eyes, the system doesn’t look so democratic, especially because seemingly the votes of some states have a higher standing.  But it’s also maybe because I didn’t really understand how the system works.

So tonight I’m heading off to a bar to watch the election results live as they come out, and hopefully by then I will have a better grasp of the system.  Until then I’d like to propose to you the video below.  For those of you who were following the presidential campaign and who are also acquainted with the music video of gangnam style, will surely find it funny.