Roll Call: The popular vote: California versus the rest of the country

In today’s Roll Call, the Winston Group’s David Winston writes about a key indicator of electoral success: the winner of the popular vote outside of California.

For both parties, historical trends show that the “rest of the country” margins align more closely with an Electoral College victory and can be a valuable measure of what will happen in November. Given the closeness of the race, there is a serious possibility that the Electoral College could determine the outcome rather than the popular vote.

Read the full piece here.