How does the unit rule work in the Electoral College? How does this effect a candidate's choice of which states to concentrate on in a campaign?
What will be an ideal response?
The electoral votes of each state except Maine and Nebraska are allocated through the unit rule-on a winner-take-all basis. Thus, even though a candidate wins narrowly in a state, the candidate gets 100 percent of its electoral votes. For this reason, candidates are concerned with winning the most populous states, such as California or Texas. It also makes candidates uninterested in campaigning in states that are heavily Republican or Democratic, instead focusing attention on competitive states.
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