Campaign manager: Donald Trump has six paths to victory
Donald Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway on Monday said that the GOP presidential nominee has six paths to win 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency on Tuesday.
In an interview on “CBS This Morning,” Conway explained which states the campaign is focusing on as voters prepare to head to the polls on Tuesday. Host Norah O’Donnell pointed out that Clinton might have a lead, for example, in Nevada.
“We heard two weeks that the whole race is over, that our path was gone,” Conway responded. “Nevada is really the state where we need an incredibly strong day-of performance, but we’re also preparing for that. We deployed different assets there, we moved some personnel around last week anticipating that this might happen.”
Trump’s campaign, Conway added, is hopeful that they can win states like New Hampshire and Pennsylvania where Clinton has been ahead in the polls because the race has tightened.
“We feel very good about our prospects there,” Conway said. “Those are the states where the polls have been tightening. Michigan would be another one where the polls are tightening where we frankly have the Clinton campaign on the run.”
Conway was also asked to comment on Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook’s claim on “CBS This Morning” Monday that Clinton has established a lead in some states because of their ground game.
“That’s more spin than fact,” Conway said.
Conway was also asked to explain Trump’s reaction to the FBI’s announcement Sunday that it was sticking to its recommendation that Clinton shouldn’t be charged for her use of private email servers as secretary of state. She voiced skepticism at how fast the FBI was able to process emails found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop from top Clinton aide Huma Abedin’s email account.
“650,000 emails, they would have had to look at one per second 24/7 since they announced their investigation,” Conway said. “That’s pretty good efficiency for the federal government.
Asked if Trump would be a graceful loser if he doesn’t win on Tuesday, Conway said, “If the election results are verified and certified, absolutely.”
