The article quotes only senators who support the bill
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It prevented Japan from attacking Australia.
the Battle of the coral sea, fought during 4–8 May 1942 and it was a major naval battle in the pacific theater of world war 2 between the japanese empire's navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia.
Because you need to win the electoral college, instead of the popular vote, a candidate usually tries to campaign in states with lot of electoral votes, and usually refrains from going to smaller states.
No not really it was sad though :\
