What two candidates are running for president?
Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama
Who is leading in Massachusetts?
Obama
Is he leading in another state?
yes
Where?
Michigan
What system is used in the US?
Electoral College
What is the most votes you can have in this system?
538
How many will make you president?
270
Where was Romney born?
Michigan
Where does he live now?
Massachusetts.
Why does he live there?
he served as governor there
Is he ahead in the race?
no
Has anyone ever won and lost their home state?
yes
Who?
Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush and  George W. Bush.
Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
Illinois
Where was Nixon born?
California
Where did he live?
New York
What did he do there?
he was a lawyer
When did Abe Lincoln run for president?
in 1860 and 1864
When did Nixon?
In 1968
Where did Nixon run for governor?
California