Howdy everyone 
I was just wondering if anyone knew of a quick tutorial on how the whole US electorial system worked. I tried reading wikipedia but got quite confused with what senators are and other concepts which are foreign to me.
Perhaps some background on why I'm so clueless. I've lived most of my life on a pacific nation where elections generally involve who can purchase the most beer for everyone. Recently I've headed over to australia where I've spent the last few years doing various thing. And yet throughout my life the large influx of american TV has allowed me to have an appriciation for american culture.
As such even on australian tv, a lot of news about the presidential elections have been on, and with the current elections so dramatic (I find more interesting to follow than "Neighbors" or the equivalent "90210") I feel I need a better understanding of the political system to fully appriciate the drama and intruige.
Hence why I downloaded political express 2008 when I heard it was free. I thought it would be a fun way to learn about the political system. But I was wondering if anyone knew of a 5 minute explaination of how the whole thing works from the bottom up. In basic tems. Assuming I know nothing of how it all works. How does one become president from a nobody on the streets?
Thanks 