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The Electoral College significantly impacts campaign strategies in the following ways: Focus on swing states: Candidates tend to focus their time, resources, and attention on …

The phrases “battleground state” and “swing state” are indispensable to the language used in modern presidential elections. These interchangeable phrases refer to states with closely …

The Presidency of the United States is determined by a vote of electors from each state and not the winner of the national popular vote. …

Presidential electors are compelled by law or expected by their parties to cast votes for their party nominees. An elector who decides to vote for …

Red and blue states are deeply infused in today’s media’s coverage of national elections in the United States. Coverage of the 2018 midterm election focused …

While the 538 electors of the Electoral College collectively determine who wins U.S. Presidential and Vice Presidential elections, each state legislature has the ability to …

Presidential electors get together in each state every four years to cast their votes for president and vice president. Electors are chosen in processes defined …

It’s possible that a presidential election could end up in an Electoral College tie. When you cast a vote for a specific presidential candidate in …

The Electoral College is a constitutionally mandated process that determines who serves as president and vice president of the United States every four years. Electoral …