Traditionally, Republicans Used a Winner-Take-All System in Assigning Delegates $\bullet$ Define the Winner-Take-All System: the Candidate Receiving a Simple Majority

Traditionally, Republicans used a winner-take-all system in assigning delegates. Explain what this process entails. In 2012, Republicans in some states began using the proportional representation system, though many retained the winner-take-all system. Provide a recent example in which the winner-take-all system produced favorable results for the Republican nominee.
$\bullet$ Define the winner-take-all system: the candidate receiving a simple majority (or, among multiple candidates, a plurality) in a state receives all the delegates' votes in the nominating convention. Sometimes, this type of system is called "first-past-the-post."
$\bullet$ Define the proportional representation system, in which the delegates are allocated to the candidates according to the proportion of the vote (in a primary) or support (in the caucuses) received.
$\bullet$ Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 by winning in the Electoral College. Because in a winner-take-all system, the winner in a state receives all of the state's electoral votes, the system gives the winning candidate an advantage in the Electoral College vote.