Thus the Financial Times today. “Narrow win gives US president total of 332 electoral votes,” elaborates the newspaper. Phew! Remember, the elections took place on November 6. It took Florida no less than six days to come up with the count. And there is not even a hint of something strange in this momentous delay. America is the global leader in both democracy and technology, so everything is just as it should be. The rest of the world should follow as quickly as possible. Only imagine the American reaction if the count of votes took six days anyplace else around the world. Say, China or India. Accusations of undemocratic behavior and technological backwardness would come forth in a jiffy. And American voters would silently nod in concert.