The rest of the world must be on pins & needles about the U.S. presidential election, too. It is a scary and wonderful thing that we manage to do every four years, in peaceful times or when at war.
All across America, direct popular elections empower literally millions of representatives/officials. The one with the most votes gets the job – with the exception of U.S. presidency. Therefore, we hold our breath every four years and wait to see if democracy works. Sometimes it does.
America vs. America (again)
The rest of the world must be on pins & needles about the U.S. presidential election, too. It is a scary and wonderful thing that we manage to do every four years, in peaceful times or when at war.
All across America, direct popular elections empower literally millions of representatives/officials. The one with the most votes gets the job – with the exception of U.S. presidency. Therefore, we hold our breath every four years and wait to see if democracy works. Sometimes it does.