Road to 270: CNN's latest electoral college map

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By David Chalian, CNN Political Director

Updated 12:11 PM ET, Fri November 4, 2016

WashingtonThere are very few things that the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaigns agree on these days, but one point of total agreement is that this race has tightened over the last 10-14 days. That tightening is reflected in our new CNN "Road to 270" map.

The latest snapshot of the Electoral College map heading into the final days is a little more favorable to Trump, but Clinton still holds a clear advantage.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/04/politics/road-to-270-electoral-college-map-november-4-duplicate/index.html

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/304341-clinton-drops-below-270-in-cnn-electoral-map

November 04, 2016, 12:28 pm
Clinton drops below 270 in CNN electoral map

By Rebecca Savransky

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Hillary Clinton has dropped below 270 electoral votes in CNN's electoral map when adding up the states that are either solidly Democratic or leaning in her direction.

The projection gives Clinton 268 electoral votes when using this measure, according to the latest snapshot of CNN's "Road to 270" map.

Donald Trump has 204 electoral votes when combining the states either solidly Republican or leaning in his direction.

The six remaining battleground contests are Arizona, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina and the 2nd congressional district in and around Omaha, Neb.

In CNN's new electoral map, Maine's 2nd Congressional District, Ohio and Utah all moved from being battlegrounds to leaning Republican.

New Hampshire moved from leaning Democratic to becoming a battleground.

Many recent polls have shown the race tightening with just four days to go before Election Day.

Trump has been closing in on Clinton's lead both nationally and in several battleground states.

Although the Democratic nominee still holds an advantage, CNN's map now shows more opportunity for the GOP nominee to reach the required number of electoral votes to secure the presidency.

[Taxcontrol]

I am of the opinion that the electoral votes need to be allocated in accordance with the district system:

Whoever wins the most votes within a congressional district receives the electoral vote for that district. 
Whoever wins the most districts within a state, receives one of the state's electoral votes
Whoever wins the most votes for the entire state, receives the last of the state's electoral votes

In the case of a tie in any of the above,  the governor decides between the tied candidates.

[Oceander]

I am of the opinion that the electoral votes need to be allocated in accordance with the district system:

Whoever wins the most votes within a congressional district receives the electoral vote for that district. 
Whoever wins the most districts within a state, receives one of the state's electoral votes
Whoever wins the most votes for the entire state, receives the last of the state's electoral votes

In the case of a tie in any of the above,  the governor decides between the tied candidates.

I like that system. It coordinates very well with the principles behind how Congress was originally set up. 

[Doug Loss]

I am of the opinion that the electoral votes need to be allocated in accordance with the district system:

Whoever wins the most votes within a congressional district receives the electoral vote for that district. 
Whoever wins the most districts within a state, receives one of the state's electoral votes
Whoever wins the most votes for the entire state, receives the last of the state's electoral votes

In the case of a tie in any of the above,  the governor decides between the tied candidates.

State legislatures determine how electoral votes are allocated (in fact, they can just decide who the electors are without any elections, by the Constitution, if they want).  Currently Maine and Nebraska allocate EVs by congressional district, with the statewide winner getting the last two EVs.  So any state that wanted to could allocate its votes that way.  Lobby your general assembly!