You are running for president on the Republican ticket. In order to win, you need to win a majority of the electoral votes of the 50 states. In each state. the party that receives a plurality of the votes gets all the electoral votes, equal to the number of senators (2) plus congressional representatives. Some states, e.g., Utah, Arizona and New Hampshire rarely vote Democra tic, and other states, e.g., Massachusetts, Virginia and Minnesota rarely vote Republican.

a. What strategy should you use for your campaign, e.g., how should you allocate your campaign time in each state? Should you visit each state?

b. Suppose the electoral college were eliminated, so that presidents would be elected on a straight majority vote. How would that affect campaign strategy?

c. Suppose you were running on the Democratic ticket. Would your strategy differ, i.e., would you visit different states than if you were a Republican?