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And maines second district is sort of demographically favorable to trump. to me that would put -- if trump would win those states and that maine congressional district, it would get him to exactly 270 electoral votes. that to me seems like the most plausible path. and yet it is possible that clinton will win the maine second district and all the states i mentioned. trump is down now as the poll shows and other polls show. and so with just three weeks to go here, he finds himself in a fair amount...

Couple weeks, whether it was about bill clintons affairs, alleged assault, none of that appeals to the independent voter base he might need to get him closer to 270 electoral votes. it is a questionable strategy if the goal is to win the election. but he is animating his supporter more and more and getting them lathered up as we go forward. >> some people say the strategy -- ron, i was going to say some think the strategy is to depress voter turnout for clinton. well see if thats part of it. >> ...

Donald trump spending time on the campaign trail fending all agations of sexual assault. does this have any impact on having to win 270 electoral votes? >> reporter: don, things are growing more bleak and these controversies are at the center of it. the national poll, not goes news, hillary clinton with a 7% lead among likely voters, 35% to 38%, noting clinton had a two point lead. whats happened in the last week? hillary clinton has opened up a 70 point lead and defections of women are the big ...

Consolidating against donald trump in record numbers is centered on minority voters and college educated white voter, particularly women. and in states where thats a dominant demographic combination, its tough for trump. if you look across the sun belt, virginia and colorado with both states that were liablely republican in the 90s. out of reach for trump because of the large presence of college educated whites. north carolina and florida, the same problem to a lesser ek tent. conversely, he is ...

Indiana. we switch and we say can donald trump get to 270 electoral votes. if the election were held today, we believe she would winn the states blue, or reliably blue. trump maybe leads in ohio, thats the closest for him. not enough f. . if it played out thats a blow out for hillary clinton. even his campaign says the path is very narrow. you need to turn florida, which is close, you need to turn north carolina, which is still very close. you need to hold ohio or win it, its pretty tied right n...

Idea. maybe he recognizes that this thing has gotten away from him and that he wants to protect the base that will probably give him a hard-core 40% so that it doesnt dip at any point below that. i mean i would love for the three of us to be able to go into the belly of trump tower into whatever kind of a war room they might have and see who can come up with a mathematical model that they are pursuing that gets them to the requisite 270 of electoral votes. it cant exist because not based on this...

That she is indeed looking ahead. but when you talk to her advisers, they tell me that she is in fact focused on winning 270 electoral votes. but the reality here is they are preparing for a transition. they are looking forwards. they know something different is happening in this race. but that only happens if she has a successful debate next week. and she beats donald trump on november 8th. >> jeff, thanks. back with us, a. skaudz bolden, former chairman of the democratic national party and sco...

Divisions are being deepened that well have to try to heal. so our job doesnt end after this election. >> reporter: by saying her job does not end after the election signifies shes looking ahead. when you talking to her advisors they tell me that she is, in fact forks concussion on simply winning 270 electoral votes but the reality here is they are preparing for a transition. they are looking forward. they know something different is happening in this race. but that only happens if she has a suc...

Map, going into this election, it was already really title. hillary clinton already had a firm head start just because of the demographics of the country. donald trump needed or excuse me, needs to win states like ohio, florida, pennsylvania and others. really have a clean sweep of all of these battleground states in order to reach the 270 votes he needs to win the electoral college. that is getting harder and harder by the day as hes having to answer questions about alleged sexual assault, inst...

If it played a out like that 322 to 214. a blow out. lot like 2012. how could trump win? about the only path left, turn florida around. turn north carolina around. hold ohio, even if trump can do that, anderson. no easy task. still needs 17 more. only place to get them in one swoop, pennsylvania, where he trails by nine and struggling in the philadelphia suburbs more than he was. lot of republicans think thats impossible. those who think its not over think its path to 270. incredibly hard task w...