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Who do candidates try to win votes from at the national convention?
candidates try to win votes from the voters at the national convection.
How do candidates win votes when the campaign begins?
The campaign begins. Candidates try to win voters by how
What candidates want to win on November 2?
votes!
How many electoral votes did candidates need to win the elections?
Well, you need at least 538 !
Why do candidates like going to large cities and states with a lot of people?
There are several reasons. Basically it is so they can get more votes. It really depends on the main political influence of the state. Texas is a good example of this. Republicans always try to win Texas because they know it is a republican state and since it has so many people it has a lot of state votes. Nobody cares about the tiny states because their influence is virtually useless. States get a certain amount of votes based on population so candidates try to win the larger states to get a larger amount of votes.
How many votes needed to win if 175 voters with 8 candidates?
Winning a majority of the votes means winning more than 50% of the total votes cast. If winning requires a "majority", a candidate needs 88 votes. Winning a plurality of the votes means less than 50 percent but more than any other candidate. If winning requires a "plurality", a candidate needs more votes than any of the other 7 candidates.
Which is more important electoral votes of popular votes?
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.
What led to Lincoln's win in the election of 1860?
There was a divided field of four candidates.
Why do they select candidates from states that have a lot of electoral votes?
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.
Is a contest for votes before an election?
Certainly. Candidates for president now, often start campaigning more than a year before the election, raising money and setting up an organization to try to win the primaries and get the nomination.
What are People vote for individual candidates.?
Anyone who votes for candidates.
How could Lincoln win the election with 40 percent of the vote?
Lincoln won the 1860 election because he had the most votes. He didn't have a majority by himself, but there were four candidates running and he had more than the others.
