a) The winner-take-all feature is a rule for the Electoral College. It basically says that out of the 48 states that participate, whichever candidate has the majority or popular vote takes all of the state’s Electoral votes.
(b) Presidential candidates will be affected by the electoral college because one of their main focuses is media and money, on states where a lot of people vote based on their own theories. Not leaning towards being Democrat or Republican. Being able to change their thoughts would have a big advantage for them. Another reason effecting presidential candidates is picking Vice Presidents. They will choose a candidate that is on the same party and to bring more appeal to the campaign.
(c) One example, to explain why winner-takes-all can relate to third party candidates, is because it is difficult to win electoral college meaning for third party candidates it’s harder to raise or gain funds.
(d) The Electoral College has been around for so long that to abolish it would require a change in a constitutional amendment. Also it gives confidence and fairness to small states because each elector represents fewer people than in the larger states.
