Americans go to the polls_英文原版

how to watch the mid-term elections

american elections resemble a marathon culminating in a 100-metre dash. unlike european campaigns of a few weeks, even a mid-term congressional election seems to take most of a year. the final few days see furious efforts by rival parties to spin the headlines, followed by the “ground war” effort to get out the vote on the day itself. the turnout may be crucial, with roughly 40% of the electorate expected to vote.

as voters head to the polls, the latest news offers each party something to cheer. no doubt some americans will be discussing the newly-issued death sentence for saddam hussein, for his part in one massacre in iraq. george bush, who has spent six days campaigning across america, is naturally talking it up. he concluded on monday november 6th that “my decision to remove saddam hussein was the right decision and the world is better off for it.” democrats, for their part, believe the long and miserable conflict in iraq since saddam’s fall has helped their party’s chances.

on the other hand, voters may be more concerned about scandal. one leading ally of the republican party, ted haggard, the president of the national association of evangelicals and a fierce opponent of gay marriage, confessed over the weekend to “sexual immorality”. this probably means he had sex with a male “massage therapist” who mr haggard alleges sold him methamphetamine. mr haggard had prayed in a sermon a week earlier that “lies” and “deception” would be revealed before polling day; democrats are gleeful that his own have come to light at such an awkward time for the republicans.