Part II Gap Filling Directions: Listen to the whole passage and fill in the blanks with the words you have heard. 1. To win the presidency, a ________ needs at least two hundred seventy electoral votes. 2. Early Wednesday, Mr.Obama noted deep political ________ in the country. 3. The president won re-election with the same coalition of voters he had in two thousand eight: women, ________ minorities and young people. 4. Women and minorities put Barack Obama over the top , and there should be a big, huge red-letter ________ sign for Republicans.