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Every four years Tuesday after the first Monday in November is fatal for U.S. citizens. That day made popular the last harbor vote in the presidential election and the vice-president. That November 6 Americans went to the polls to cast their votes to the incumbent president, Democrat Barack Obama (in tandem with Joseph Biden) or Republicans Mitt Romney (with Paul Ryan).
And that half works. Arithmetic victory by the number of votes cast for candidates not yet a victory. Pretty complicated electoral system, based on the voting of electors from the states (they say its weighty word on 41st day after the "hot Tuesday", ie 17 December 2012), has three times led the White House contender who lost as a result of direct expression of Americans .
Thus, the presidential election in 1876 Republican Rutherford the last harbor Hayes,

who received only 47.9% of the vote, sent into political oblivion Democrat Samuel Tilden, with its 51.0% (185 electoral votes against 184). Hayes-Tilden casus repeated 12 years later in 1888. Then Republican the last harbor Benjamin Harrison, gaining 47.8% of the vote, established a network of support for 233 electors. His rival, incumbent President Grover the last harbor Cleveland, a Democrat, took a little more votes (48.6%), but it was supported by only 168 electors. Interestingly, the last harbor during the presidential campaign in 2000 the situation again again. Democrat Al Gore with 48.4% of votes (266 electors) the last harbor after a grueling 30 - day struggle for the transfer of votes in Florida lost - according to the U.S. Supreme Court - Republicans George Bush Jr. (47.9% and 271 elector).
Yet the "dirtiest" elections in this series was unprecedented in tension the last harbor rivalry Hayes and Tilden, which is kept in suspense

throughout the country until March 2, 1877.
Late evening ... November 7, 1876 in New York ruled lively atmosphere. Governor of the Commonwealth - an implacable fighter against corruption (including in the ranks of his own party) 62-year-old Samuel Tilden received congratulations. He confidently ahead of rival Republican governor - Ohio 54-year Rutherford Hayes. By fondest 185 electoral votes Democrat within reach - just one step! Remained unclear situation only three southern states where Democrats were stronger position - Louisiana (8 votes), South Carolina (7) and Florida (4).
It should be noted that Tilden won the majority of the southern states, in his native New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and even in Indiana, which is constantly the last harbor voted for Republicans. Recall that even now a number of U.S. states experts call "states that hesitated (swing states). And it is on their territory candidates the last harbor are fighting to the last day of election campaign (putting there in its promotion of the lion's share of money spent on the campaign), often rozmynuvshys in any town for two or three hours. Well why generally appear where you "do not like" and voices in vain? Your voter in this case may not come to the elections, the Electoral College from this administrative unit will still vote for the party leader, who believes this state of his fiefdom. This is one of the main arguments of opponents and the current system the last harbor of presidential elections the last harbor in the U.S.. Therefore, in 1876 and 2012, candidates simply the last harbor ignored the "alien" territory with deliberately losing for a result, shifting the main effort to "states who hesitate." So the principle of "winner takes all" in this case is suitable to the evaluation of two-stage electoral system. And again in Florida, but in 2000, it decided to vote incomplete thousand voters at nearly six million