How the Swing States Work
Submitted: Mar 4, 2008 - States in which the majority of voters vote for the same party in every election (like Kansas) are all but ignored by presidential candidates on the campaign trail. Instead, they spend their time and effort in the swing states (also referred to as battleground states) -- those states where the popular vote is usually close, and the outcome is up for grabs.
In this article, we'll explain how…
