article_snippet.sent: London (CNN)Time's running out for Britons to decide who Britons'll back, as polling booths prepare to open across the country in an election that could change the political landscape.
article_snippet.sent: But that's all to come when polls close late Thursday evening, local time.
article_snippet.sent: Before we get on to the candidates, letwe dispel one common misconception.
article_snippet.sent: So who are they voting for?
article_snippet.sent: Duh, they're voting for a new prime minister.
article_snippet.sent: In presidential elections Americans vote in each state for "electors," who support the candidate they want to lead the country.
article_snippet.sent: Voters put Voters "X" next to the local stooge/aspiring public servant from whichever political party Voters support.
article_snippet.sent: So who's going to win?
article_snippet.sent: Opinion polls say there's no clear favorite.