[Gay State Conservative]

Of course Trump's gonna lose CA by 20...MA by 30...VT by 40....and DC by 90.But if he wins OH,NC,NV,IA and FL by 0.3 he's in.

Winning the popular vote would be nice....but far from essential.

[TheRef]

Agreed. Even the lefty Nate Silver agreed that Trump could easily win the electoral college and lose the popular vote. See here, http://politicalref.com/permalink/16—09-16_silver_hedging_his_bet.php