According to the latest Reuters polls, Hillary Clinton leads by 10 points
against Donald Trump with 44.3% voters saying they would vote for her compared
to 34.7% saying they would vote for Trump. Similarly, a CBC poll suggests that
Hillary Clinton will get 48.9% votes over Trump's 44.9% votes, if elections
were to be conducted now.
But
it's the Electoral College that matters the most; each state is worth a number
of Electoral College votes equal to the number of members they have in
Congress, meaning that larger states are worth more votes.
The number of Electoral College votes needed to win a majority is 270. ABC projection suggests that Clinton would win 332 Electoral College votes if the election were held today. Trump would get 206.
The number of Electoral College votes needed to win a majority is 270. ABC projection suggests that Clinton would win 332 Electoral College votes if the election were held today. Trump would get 206.
But for now Trump has more to worry about than Clinton, while the Democrats are rallying behind Clinton staunchly, Trump has an uphill battle, with Republicans publicly disapproving his comments.