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Use the beige colored states on the 2016. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Who won those states, Obama or Romney? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How many Electoral College votes does Pennsylvania have? Is this an increasing or decreasing number? Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Summarize Pennsylvanias voting trends over the past 20 years? Why is it considered a battleground state? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Under GOVERNER, click on the Governor Interactive map, look at the projected governor races. Are more states Republican or Democrat? _________________________________________________________________________________ Under GOVERNER, click on Gubernatorial Race Polls. Who are the 2 candidates in Pennsylvania? Republican Democrat - Look at the latest poll. Who is projected to win the race? What are the %? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Look at 2016 GENERAL ELECTION POLLS. Although its very early Who are the top candidates for each party? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Which is the closest match-up? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Who do you think each party will nominate? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Look at the 2016 ELECTORAL COLLEGE interactive map. You can click on any state to change it from blue to red and vice versa. Use this feature to answer the following questions: Can a candidate with 270 votes win without CA, NY, or TX? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Can a candidate win 270 by winning only states that have 12 or more Electoral College votes? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Can a candidate get to 270 by only winning states east of the Mississippi River? How many votes are there to win? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What is the fewest number of states needed to win the presidency? 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