Complex sentence: Rowling discussed the 2008 United States presidential election with the Spanish-language newspaper "El País" in February 2008, stating that she was obsessed with the elections because they would have a profound effect on the rest of the world.
Split into simpler sentences: Rowling discussed the 2008 United States presidential election with the Spanish-language newspaper "El País". She said she was obsessed with the United States elections because they would have a profound effect on the rest of the world.