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NBC's Battleground Map heading into the second presidential debate
Hillary Clinton continues to hold the
battleground-map edge before Sunday's second presidential debate,
according to our newest map. But she no longer exceeds the 270 electoral
votes needed to win the presidency. Clinton stands at 268 electoral
votes, Donald Trump at 190, with 80 in the Tossup column. Last month it
was Clinton 272, Trump 174. The biggest change here: We moved New
Hampshire from Lean Dem to Tossup. (Yes, Clinton continues to lead in all public polls
in the Granite State, but our reporting and the state's demographic
profile suggest it might be a little closer.) We also moved Georgia from
Tossup to Lean GOP; Indiana from Likely GOP to Lean GOP; Maine (the
state) from Likely Dem to Lean Dem; and Texas from Likely GOP to Lean
GOP. This is a conservative take on where the race stands before this
weekend's debate. And we will come out with another map after Sunday's
showdown, as well as more state polling we're likely to see.
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