Which states are the battlegrounds

November 06, 2012 13:01

More information on the US polls, so very different from our elections.
In the US most states have a history of voting for a particular party and the presidential candidates will count on their votes again.

This leaves a handful of states where the election will be decided. These are the election battlegrounds. Presidential elections are run using an electoral college. Each state is given a number of votes based on its population. This means some states are worth much more than others. Here's more

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