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Carolina and ohio. so when you start to expand the map there, its either one of two things. either you feel so confident that you are going to almost run the table or you start realizing that some states like pennsylvania may not be working out for you and you have to figure out another way to get to 270 and do the math. >> if you had to bet, which one do you think it is in this case? >> well, listen, find it interesting that if i were part of the trump campaign i would be putting him on a bus a...

Talk about clinton scandals. is this something thats going to last? or is this just a weird coincidence that doesnt affect the next six days? >> well, it makes you wonder given all the tensions that seem to be happening inside the fbi that this is related at all. its not related to that but it makes your mind go there. we are back to the 90s of clinton scandals which sun fortunately what people can expect if shes elected six days from now. you look at the minute-by-minute polls. broader sweeping...

Two states and somehow tightening things up in pennsylvania and michigan and keeping florida. if he can keep at it for the rest of the week one might think we have a late night next tuesday if he can at least find one or two of his ways to get to 270, which are limited but still possible based on what the polling is showing us at this point. >> before next tuesday we could have a late night tonight depending on how many innings are played in game seven of the world series so if i may transition ...

Should they be picking the specific states they must win on the narrow path that he has to 270 electoral votes and camping out there until election day? >> call me crazy. i think it is a good strategy. i think it is interesting. what youre seeing is to his offense, the clinton campaign is now defense. theyre going back into states where they shouldnt have to go. in colorado and florida and places like that that they thought would be slam-dunks for them. thats what the numbers said at the end of ...

Five point race for president bottom. and michigan was bigger even though mitt romney home state. these are states where clinton had five to 11 point lead. talking about pennsylvania. but verbally in wisconsin, some strategists saying some tightening. even the republicans involved in senate races see a little bit of movement only. hoping in the trump campaign something is boiling and couple of more days after the story will blow up. need to look at it. if going to get to 270, even if perfect in ...

Voters. >> hes got to touch a traditionally blue state like pennsylvania or michigan, for example, red, republican. he doesnt do that, probably not going to win. can he do it? >> looking pretty good in nevada pap state obama won four years ago. nevada is a state that has gone with the winner of the election every time since 2012. might be a state to look at. the con taeft has gotten a lot closer compare pid thursday. the day before the comey announcement. when the clinton camp decided to go to a...

Right now, it looks like -- i think "the washington post" said yesterday if you look at real clear politics averages, hes in the 230s right now. go ahead and add nevada. go ahead and add arizona. go ahead and add north carolina. youre still up at 259. add one or two others and youre at 265. the last five are really going to require -- that requires him winning north carolina, which i think regardless of the polls im seeing is a really steep climb. lets say he wins north carolina, he still has to...

Worry about michigan. what i do think is needed is rallying some enthusiasm, especially among african-american voters. thats what this trip is about. democrats are bed-wetters and not unlike cub fans and i can speak as both a democrat and a cub fan. we tend to worry. but the thing here is we have to go back and look at the fundamentals of this race. the fundamentals of this race really are exactly the same. the map is exactly the same. we start out with 242 electoral votes if we win every state ...

Democratic voter who have already cast their ballots for hillary clinton and who are having a bad case of buyers remorse. in other words, you want to change, you vote. wisconsin is one of several states where you can change your early ballot if you think youve made a mistake. a lot of stuff has come out since you voted. >> wisconsin is a state that donald trump needs to win. addition to those normal swing states like pennsylvania and north carolina. wisconsin is a state that donald trump is goin...

Lean trump vote as well as georgia. the two biggest moves are north carolina and new hampshire which we put from lean clinton, lean democrat to the toss-up column. add it up and hillary clinton is at 274 electoral votes. donald trump at 180. shows you hillary clinton is now above the 270 she knees. its not as big a margin as she had last month. where do you see the real mini battleground in the coming days. >> donald trump needs to crack into the firewall. let me explain how he would get there. ...