What Is Meant by the Term "Battleground State

question 26

Multiple Choice

What is meant by the term "battleground state"?

• A) The state cannot be considered safely Democrat or Republican so either party has a chance of winning that state in the presidential election.
• B) Party politics are so strong in the state that nearly all efforts to move forward are met with huge battles.
• C) The majority of the voters in the state are ideologically moderate.
• D) A state that splits its distribution of votes in the electoral college.
• E) Election results in such states are normally decided within the courts weeks after the election.

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