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Assignment for Nov 12th

You can use the following website to do the assignment for next week:

http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/votes.html

Here is a list of the fifty states. Please find one other person in the class and analyze the election results in two states. Your presentation (five minutes maximum!) should include some graphics (you can use my laptop and a projector or the overhead projector). Include who won and in which part of the state he received the most votes. You might also mention why you think the particular candidate did better or worse in some areas of the state.

Put your names (first and last) next to the pair of states you will be looking at (if you have created a regular account you can sign wit ~~~ to leave your name with link to your user page):

States:.......................................Names..........................................

Alabama / Louisiana

Mississippi/ Arkansas

California / Colorado................... Franziska Koerner and Liesa Temme

Connecticut / Delaware

Florida / Georgia

Hawaii / Alaska

Illinois / Indiana

Iowa / Kansas

Kentucky / Missouri

Maine / Maryland................Birthe Behrens / Janina Bosselmann

Massachusetts / Vermont

Minnesota / Michigan

Idaho/ Montana

Nebraska / Nevada

New York/ New Jersey ....... Lars Müller / Anna Lena Mößner

New Mexico / Arizona

North Carolina / Tennessee

Ohio / Wisconsin

Oregon / Washington

Rhode Island / New Hampshire

South Dakota / North Dakota

Texas / Utah

Pennsylvania / Virginia

South Carolina/ West Virginia

Oklahoma/ Wyoming