What is a key effect of Electoral College votes being counted on a winner-take-all basis in all but two states?
◦ Candidates have to raise considerable amounts of money during the general-election campaign.
◦ The electoral vote margin exaggerates the popular vote margin, which then legitimizes the winner’s victory.
◦ Despite being different votes, electoral- and popular-vote margins tend to mirror each other closely.
◦ Electoral votes are won almost too easily by third-party candidates, which causes problems for the two main parties.