Quote Originally Posted by rhizome
Yeah, but look at Rasmussen's state by state ( ie electoral vote) #'s.

Unless he's got Christ himself in the VP slot, McW gets to retire.
Polling reflects popular vote/votes among non officials.

There have been very few times in history where a candidate has won the popular vote but not won the electoral vote.

I would take take that with a grain of salt.

WikiAnswers - What presidents lost the popular vote but won the electoral college vote
Just a quick reference of past presidents who have lost the popular vote but won the electoral college.

We've had 43 presidents and only 4 of them have won the electoral college but not the popular vote. Mr. Obama's "guaranteed" victory is slipping further and further away.

Going on History, if he loses the popular vote it seems unlikely that he will win the electoral college as well.
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