Reply #36: It would be an enourmous advantage [View All]

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to the candidates with the most name recognition and start economic backing.

All candidates would have to amass a pile of money beyond belief to campaign for a 50 state vote.
Now they can take one or a few contests at a time. Test the waters and get out if there is no traction before time and money.

Now the campaigns can move a certain group of people from one contest to the next. Try handling all 50 states plus territories at the same time.

And you might end up in a situation where many states don't even see the contenders, since the bigger ones will have to be contested to avoid landslides to an opponent.