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Candidates running for public office will plan a campaign in efforts to convince citizens to vote for the candidate. On the campaign trail, candidates will hold town hall meetings, press conferences and speak to leading civic organizations to win votes.
candidates try to win votes from the voters at the national convection.
votes!
canidites try to win by telling stupid lies
Some disadvantages the presidential primaries posed on the parties were: it took power away from the parties, the candidates must campaign harder to win supporters votes, and win spotlight in media.
U.S. Presidential candidates campaign to the American people, then the electoral college is appointed based on the popular vote in each state.
Well, you need at least 538 !
all of them all of them all of them
To win in an election with 175 voters and 8 candidates, a candidate would need at least half of the total votes plus one. So, in this case, a candidate would need 88 votes (175 / 2 + 1) to win the election.
There was a divided field of four candidates.
Candidates need a majority of electoral votes to be elected. Because most states* award all of their electoral votes to the top candidate in that state, candidates do not need to win the national popular vote to win a majority of electoral votes. The result is that winning a few large population states (called swing states), even by a tiny margin, can guarantee election to the presidency. In 1876, 1888, and 2000, the winning candidate did not get the most popular votes nationwide.
It is often assumed that candidates from states that have a lot of electoral votes will be well-known and, ideally, well-liked in the state they come from. (Often they have held a statewide office.) Therefore, in a presidential election, it is hoped that the candidate will have an advantage in their home state and will win its electoral votes.