<span>As a result of the way the media cover candidates for public office, the Americans vote for the person with whom they are most familiar. The correct option is A. Studies have shown that the numbers of times a candidate is mentioned in the media has a great impact on the number of people who will vote for the person. Americans tend to vote for candidates they have gotten familiar with thorough the media. </span>
The correct answer to fill in the blank would be "Asia".
Before he took office in 2008, Barack Obama vowed to end America’s grueling conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. During his second term, he pledged to take the country off what he called a permanent war footing.