Suddenly, Trump Has Several Paths to Victory

Ed Kilgore: “But it is clear that if he can move Pennsylvania — a ‘blue’ state that has been trending ‘red’ and where the demographics offer him some strategic avenues — into the hypercompetitive category, then all things are possible for him.”

“It is possible, in fact, that Trump is opening up multiple paths to victory. Recent polling in both New Hampshire and Colorado — two states generally conceded earlier to be in Clinton’s pocket — is showing a decided tightening of the race. There’s also fresh evidence Trump could win in the second congressional district of Maine, which independently awards a single electoral vote. There is one scenario where even if Trump loses Pennsylvania he could get to 270 votes via New Hampshire and that 1 vote from Maine.”