It's already been FOUR years! Wow!
It was the last presidential race that really pushed me to understand how politics work in the States. I'm actually sad that I don't get to vote. Haha. I care a lot about many issues in the States right now and I feel like some of these people who voted don't even know why they voted or what they voted for. But I guess that's democracy for you, you have a right and duty to do so.
I listened to all the presidential debates this year and followed the race for the past few months. The only have one complain for this year's election: Why can't they choose a smarter Republican candidate?! >< I honestly hope Obama wins because his immigration policies will affect me in the future and yes, I hope I'll get medical coverage, including contraceptives. A lot of people said that they're disappointed with Obama for the past four years, but honestly, he's not a magician, he can't magically make all the troubles disappear. I think he wasn't aggressive enough when he first became president to pass the legislatures he want, but he still did many other things he said he would do during the last presidential race, albeit not a big change that some had hoped. If you look at the state the US was in in 2008, the US now looks ways more hopeful and slowly gaining momentum again. I'm surprised to see it recover this quickly, actually.
I'm glad those Republicans Senators that talked about 'legitimate rape' got voted down and I'm glad PA this year is a blue state. I have hope for humanity.
Side note: A friend of mine stated an interesting point: It's fascinating how much coverage the US election gets overseas while people in the States don't give a crap bout other internationl elections.
