The reason it is hard to win a presidency with only a small number of states is because ______.
a. Texas and California (the two largest states) tend to vote in opposite directions
b. American voting patterns are not conducive to such an outcome
c. New York and Pennsylvania tend to be predictors of voting patterns
d. the candidate must win both the Southwestern and Southeastern states
a. Texas and California (the two largest states) tend to vote in opposite directions
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