If EC abolished, where would candidates campaign?

[MillennialModerate]

I would say most of the populated suburbs of the major cities.

Since the cities themselves are Safe D territory.

Cook county Illinois
Westchester county NY
Nassau County NY
Orange County CA

[𝕭𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖆 𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖔𝖑𝖆]

Probably the most competitive Congressional districts and Senate race states.

This is actually a good answer.

[𝕭𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖆 𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖔𝖑𝖆]

Probably the most competitive Congressional districts and Senate race states.

This is actually a good answer.

But in general, I would think everywhere they can, just like statewide candidates do.

[President Biden Democrat]

Republicans would never be able to win a Presidential election unless they change their platform and can appeal to minorities, especially among hispanics and latinos in the sunbelt. Dems have won the popular vote in 6 out of the last 7 elections (Bush 2004).

[President Biden Democrat]

I would say most of the populated suburbs of the major cities.

Since the cities themselves are Safe D territory.

Cook county Illinois
Westchester county NY
Nassau County NY
Orange County CA

Yes, this is the best answer. Dems would try to drive turnout nationally, especially in suburbs.

[GeorgeBFree]

Major metro areas where cities + suburbs are historically bipartisan. It will be much more time and cost efficient to target larger metro over rural voters. The metros that come to mind include. This is all not big cities. Those overwhelming one side such as Boston, Salt Lake, OKC, DC, NY, Chicago, and SF will not be campaigned as they are ideologically rigid or have strong local political machines.

Southern California (LA+OC+San Diego)- 2nd largest metro ares that has enough ideological diversity worth campaigning. Republicans could get 50% of this vote in a good year.

South Florida (Miami and Suburbs)- Miami has history of electing Republicans on Congressional level despite being blue county presidential

Dallas, TX, Phoenix AZ, Houston TX, Atlanta, GA- Historically red metros turning more blue with growth (plenty of voters on both sides)

Pittsburgh PA, Cincinnati, OH- opposite case of cities mentioned above

Honorable Mentions: San Antonio, Denver, Cleveland, Minneapolis

[Former President tack50]

The correct answer is everywhere.

Just like Gubernatorial and Senatorial candidates campaign both in the major cities and the rural areas of their states, so would presidential candidates

[Senator Incitatus]

Mostly indoors, especially in the later months and weeks of the campaign.

[Secretary of State Liberal Hack]

Elastic States and strongholds where they can boost turn-out, for Democrats think Oakland and Iowa for republicans Alabama and Iowa

[Suburbia]

Republicans would campaign a lot in Chicagoland, Peoria, Long Island, suburban NJ, OC to win back the white Karen blondes, etc.