CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten said former President Donald Trump “could win the popular vote.”
“The fact is Donald Trump is very much in a position he could win the popular vote, which of course is something he would absolutely love to do,” Enten said.
“The fact that Donald Trump has a legitimate shot of winning the popular vote is something I think a lot of folks, including in my line of work, really didn’t think could possibly happen when Donald Trump was running last time around,” he added. “He could make history not just for Donald Trump, but for a Republican candidate as well.”
“Donald Trump winning the popular vote could absolutely happen,” Enten reiterated. “You might was well wrap your minds around it now, folks, if you don’t like Donald Trump.”
The reporter noted that while Trump is doing “particularly well in California, Florida, New York and Texas,” none of those states are “really on the board at this point.”
“So Donald Trump may end up gaining in the national popular vote polls, but actually, he’s wasting votes, which could, in fact, lead to a case where Kamala Harris could sneak by in the electoral college by sweeping those Great Lake battleground states, which at this point, are way too close to call, John.”
