WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Based on its review of polls — its own as well as those of website RealClearPolitics — in electoral swing states, Emerson said Clinton will defeat Trump in New Hampshire, Florida and Nevada. Trump is anticipated to win Ohio, Iowa, and Missouri, the release predicted.
"Emerson College Polling is predicting that Hillary Clinton will win the Electoral College by a lopsided margin of 323-215," a press release accompanying Tuesday’s analysis stated.
The Electoral College, whose 538 votes equal the number of congressional representatives and senators, consists of state-level electors who formally choose the president and vice president based on popular-vote results. A candidate needs at least 270 electoral votes to become president.