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understanding state regulations governing political parties
Yes, they are allowed to cast the votes in any way theysee fit to any candidate they wish. There is no law stating that the representatives have to vote for who the people told them to. When the electoral college meets, the reps can vote for whomever they wish (except in that handful of states where state law mandates who they vote for)..
A lobby is a group that tries to get a Congressman to vote a certain way. They are also referred to as lobbyist.
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The candidate who gets the most popular votes wins that state's electoral votes in every state but Maine and Nebraska. In these states, the winner of each congressional district in the state gets one vote and the other two go to the overall winner. Winning the popular vote is a matter of convincing the voters in that state that you will do more them than will your opponent to deal with the matters that concern them. A position that wins votes in one state may lose votes in another, so campaign strategists try to figure out what positions will produce the most electoral votes.