Why Are Swing States So Important to a Campaign Strategy

question 14

Multiple Choice

Why are swing states so important to a campaign strategy?

• A) They obviously favor one party's candidate over another, which saves the favored candidate money to campaign elsewhere.
• B) They provide better opportunities for fund-raising.
• C) They can be ignored.
• D) They can potentially be won by either major party candidate.
• E) They are always small states, so they do not provide that many electoral college votes.

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