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Old 07-30-2016, 06:00 PM   #9102
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We've talked a lot about Trump's daunting electoral math.

Apparently strategists on both sides agree that there is basically one "Trump victory" scenario: he has to win all three of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, and has to keep North Carolina red.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/31....html?referer=

I agree with this analysis, but with the proviso that if Trump wins the national electoral vote by anything like a significant margin the electoral math won't be a problem as all of those states should drop into his column in that scenario. However, in a tied, or close-to-tied race, he has a far more narrow and difficult path than Clinton does.
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