The map shows the number of campaign events that the presidential and vice-presidential candidates held in each state during the 2020 campaign's first 4 weeks.

The 54 events are concentrated in just 10 closely divided "battleground" states -- with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin receiving the most attention from the candidates. Details

Why, don't candidates bother to meet with voters in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Kentucky and three dozen other states? After all, there are airports in all 40 of these states.

State "winner-take-all" laws are the reason why candidates don't pay attention to the concerns of voters in about 40 states. These laws award all of a state's electoral votes to the candidate receiving the most popular votes in each separate state.

Because of the winner-take-all system, presidential candidates have nothing to gain or lose by campaigning in states where they are safely ahead or hopelessly behind. As a result, both parties ignore the issues of concern to all voters in all of these states. And, we end up with a presidential campaign involving only a handful of states.

The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate receiving the most popular votes in all 50 states and D.C.

Electing the President by a national popular vote is the only way to make sure that every voter in every state is politically relevant in every election. 

Since state legislators are up for election on November 3 in almost every state, this is a great time to send them an email asking them to support the National Popular Vote bill.