was four points ahead of john mccain in the election. it s a pretty sizable lead. in order for donald trump to win in the popular vote, there would have to be a pretty sizable systemic failure of the polling industry. on the other hand, there s a chance that donald trump loses the popular vote by a larger margin than mitt romney in 2012, but wins more electoral votes than mitt romney in 2012. what is the first state that you will be looking at tomorrow when results come in to tell us how the night may be going? just because of the time zone, probably virginia, because it s the purplest of states that will close early. new hampshire as well. though new hampshire is quirkier and has fewer electoral votes. those are probably going to be
purple state. he s now a governor of that purple state. the purplest of them all, the one upmost for grabs. before and after this, he may still be the governor, and i think what i give him kudos for, not pandering. nod trying to be who he s not. it s very different from being a senator from a red state. the fact that people debate his relative conservative is a reflection on what this republican party has become. we need to take a quick break. there s a fact check and a focus group in iowa as our special 360 coverage continues.
of a purple state. he has been in congress, he s been in the private sector, and he s now a governor of that purple state. the purplest of them all. the one that s most up for grabs. and he before and after this, he may still be after this. i give him kudos for not pandering. not trying to be who he s not. it it s a reflection not on him but what this republican party has become. there s a lot more to come, including a fact check on the candidates and a focus group in iowa as our coverage continues.
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keep your taxes from going up on january 1st. the president also made a point of thanking voters for telling congressional republicans to block the payroll tax cut extension. you reminded people in this town what our debates and all of our debates should be about. it s about you, it s about your lives. it s about your families. jessica yellin was right there when the president said aloha and walked out of the briefing room is few hours ago. the president won this fight. the question is, how much of it carries over to the reelection year and the reelection campaign? reporter: it carries over, john. i ll tell you why because first of all this wasn t just a short-term victory over what he likes to call a dysfunctional congress, in this case, house republicans. but this also gave him a chance to act out the role he wants to play during the campaign. and that is champion of working americans. there s not just the sound you played of the president but you also heard him say t