Because his dad is not okay
The answer to this is A
This time I'm 65/35
B - Slave revolts.
The revolt of Spartacus, which was also the most famous slave uprising in the history of the Roman Empire, lead to questions about the usefulness and effectiveness of the current governmental system in Rome. This, along with other factors, made them plunge into a crisis which ended through the transition to an empire.
In battleground states, they will be more competitive. therefore, people of both parties will feel inclined to run and parties will put more money into flipping them or winning campaigns to show their strength.
They were active in the abolintionists movement. :)
