their goal was simply 271. They get to 271, they win regardless of the national percentage. It was never about a majority, it was always about 271.
Unless someone can figure out a way to make states like NY, CA and TX competitive, it has turned into a ten state election and the reality is that we need a very aggressive presence in those states year round, collecting data, testing models and testing messages.
That isn’t cheap.
Maybe it is time to ditch the EC, it seems to no longer be our friend.
The California GOP is a joke! They are terrible! I don’t know what to do about it.