Because of the Electoral College,presidential Candidates Generally Spend Most of Their

Because of the Electoral College,presidential candidates generally spend most of their time and resources in ______.

A) competitive states, especially large ones
B) states where there are competitive local races so that they can raise money for their own general-election campaigns
C) coastal and border states because they are the so-called blue states
D) California, Texas, and New York because they are the biggest states
E) states where they have a comfortable lead in order to extend that lead