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It’s hard not to understand why the gap between the two parties has grown. Even though many of the national parties have increased spending and even increased spending in some states, the national party has not significantly expanded its fundraising to match the size of the national party’s contributions. Furthermore, the party’s super PACs are not as well funded as they were a couple of decades ago. And because a large proportion of the money spent is by millionaires, the party has a substantial political advantage.

The big question is, why do Democrats continue to spend more on elections than Republicans? The answer is very simple: Republicans do not compete hard enough at the national level.

Consider how different the election systems are across the states. While states often have slightly different electoral systems, the federal system is generally the most rigid across the country. In 2016, almost 80 percent of the nation’s 100 largest counties have statewide vote lines and, of the top 100 counties, only 23 have proportional voting (for example, each vote cast, like each individual, counts exactly as one vote).

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That means that more states have some form of statewide voting system that prevents Republicans from having an outsized influence on their local elections, a situation that is no surprise considering the parties’ current political alignment.