In the article, The Indefensible Electoral College: Why Even the Best-laid Defenses of the System Are Wrong, it states, "During the 2000 campaign, seventeen states didn't see the candidates at all, including Rhode Island and South Carolina, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't see a single campaign." Various people do not have any connection with the candidates that have a chance to be in control of the country they live in.