 
 <prompt> ```Washington (CNN) -- President James K. Polk get one special thing wey dey make am different from other people wey don try become president: Na only am don win the White House even though e lose for the state wey e born and the state wey e dey live. 

E happen for 1844, and now 168 years later, Republican nominee Mitt Romney fit need to do wetin Polk do if e wan beat President Barack Obama for the election wey go happen on Tuesday. 

According to polls, Romney fit lose the state wey e born, Michigan, and the state wey e dey live and serve as governor, Massachusetts. 

Obama dey lead well well for Massachusetts, but the race dey close for Michigan, even though the polls dey tighten, but the president still dey front. 

Under the Electoral College system, each state get electoral votes based on population. Dem get total of 538 electoral votes, wey mean say you need 270 to win. 

Romney get many ways wey e fit win on Tuesday without winning Michigan or Massachusetts. 

But if e lose any of the two, e dey raise question of how many other presidential candidates for U.S. history no fit win their birth or home states? 

People wey win even though dem lose their state wey get strong personal ties include Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon and both George H.W. Bush and im son, George W. Bush. 

New national poll show say Obama, Romney dey almost equal 

Honest Abe win im home state of Illinois, but lose im birth state of Kentucky for im two presidential runs for 1860 and 1864. For 1968, Nixon win im birth state of California, where e also run as governor, but e lose im home state of New York, where e bin dey work as lawyer for some years.``` <response>: 1. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama
2. Obama
3. yes
4. Michigan
5. Electoral College
6. 538
7. 270
8. Michigan
9. Massachusetts.
10. he served as governor there
11. no
12. yes
13. Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush and  George W. Bush.
14. Illinois
15. California
16. New York
17. he was a lawyer
18. in 1860 and 1864
19. In 1968
20. California 