8/13/2019 US Election Results May Help Predict Future Voting

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From VOA Learning English, this is In the News.Two American states elected governors this week, while several big cities chose mayors.The electionswere the irst since the tro!bled la!nch o the new ederal health"care website and the #$"day %artialsh!tdown othe government. &onservative 'e%!blicans in &ongress, incl!ding Tea (arty members,s!%%orted the sh!tdown as %art o their o%%osition to the %rogram known as Obamacare.(olitical e)%erts looked atthe governors* races or cl!es to how Americans may vote in congressionalelections ne)t year. Voters will choose all +- members o the o!se o 'e%resentatives and one"thirdo the#// senators.Observers think the government sh!tdown hel%ed 0emocrat Terry 1cA!lie win thegovernor*s race inVirginia. 1any ederal workers live there and ederal s%ending is im%ortant to the state economy.

1r. 1cA!lie deeated 2en &!ccinelli,a 'e%!blican with strong Tea (arty ties. 1r. &!ccinelli stayedclose inthe race by attacking (resident 3arack Obama and the health care law.4Virginia !nderstands that Obamacare is a ail!re and that yo! want to bein charge o yo!r health care, and not thegovernment.5

3!t voters chose 1r. 1cA!lie in his second try or %!blic oice.46!st think abo!t what Virginia has been able to accom%lish when we work together.5

The newly elected governor has close ties to ormer %resident 3ill &linton and ormer secretary o state illary &linton.In the other governor*s race, voters in New 6ersey re"elected 'e%!blican &hris &hristie.e won $/ %ercent o the vote with thes!%%ort o many 0emocrats.4Leadershi% is m!ch less abo!t talking than itis abo!t listening. Abo!t bringing %eo%le aro!nd the table, listening to each other,showing them res%ect.5

1r. &hristie received m!ch %raise or his leadershi% ater 7!%erstorm 7andy hit the state a year ago. 1any %eo%le see him as a %ossible 8/#$ candidate or %resident.

Tad 0evine, an adviser to 0emocrats, says 9overnor &hristie*s re"election oers an im%ortant lesson.4e has been able to take a very 0emocratic state : Obama won New 6ersey by#; %oints in the last two elections :andbecome a governor who co!ld not only win a close election as he did the irst time,b!t win a landslide election.5

8/13/2019 US Election Results May Help Predict Future Voting

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Ford O*&onnell is a 'e%!blican strategist.e says Tea (arty 'e%!blicans need to learn rom the winning candidates.4ork &ity, voters on T!esday elected 3ill de 3lasio as mayor. is election %!t the cit

y !nder0emocratic (arty control or the irst time in 8/ years.

e re%laces 1ichael 3loomberg. Voters in othercities, incl!ding Atlanta, 3oston and 1iami,

also elected mayors.

And that*s In the News, rom VOA Learning English. I*m &hristo%her &r!ise.