Election Reflection

Obama vs. McCain:

Q: Are you satisfied with the election results? Why or why not?
A: Yes, I am satisfied with the election results because I think Obama's ideas/plans for America are best. He had options on health plan for Americans. Not just one health plan to go by. He had order in what he was going to do, and he was specific with his ideas. I think Obama deserved his new position.

Q: After seeing the election (11/4/08), would you still keep or get rid of the electoral college system?
A: Yes, I would keep it because it gives the more educated people in America more say in our new presidential leader. I also agree with the electoral college. I think 270 is a fair number to get to. The electoral college has been working for over 200 years. If a system can last that long then, it is a very good one that we should keep.

Q: After looking at your map, how close were you in your prediction on MONDAY? What changed? What actually happened?
A: I was pretty close to matching my map with the actual one. I was only two states off from getting the map correct (not counting MO and NC...they're still being decided). The ones that I were off on were CO and IN. I put CO down as Republican but, the state was actually Democrat. I put IN down was Republican, but it was actually Democrat. Close, but no cigar.

Q: Did your Gallup poll research influence your prediction? If so how?
A: Yes, my Gallup poll influenced my predictions. In the age Gallup poll, it showed that most of the people would prefer Obama for their president. In the gender Gallup poll, the female population would prefer Barack Obama. Later on in that poll, the male population decided that Barack would be better, also. So this shows that the people wanted Barack as their new president, and the people got it.