Donald Trump's shrinking electoral map

[brooklynite]

Politico

Donald Trump’s campaign once spoke of expanding his electoral map into blue-leaning territory like Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico and New Hampshire.

Now, winning at least a handful of those states has become a matter of survival.

States that top campaign officials had said they had the luxury of pursuing are no longer considered add-ons to the president’s electoral vote tally but backstops to keep him afloat, according to multiple people close to or involved with his reelection operation.

The most telling sign of Trump’s defensive posture is his recent mammoth TV ad buys. The campaign is spending big to retain states he won in 2016 and to shore up support in places a Republican should already dominate, like Georgia or Florida’s Panhandle.

[lark]

1. He's running them non-stop in Jacksonville as well.

Horrid, ugly ads.

[HotTeaBag]

2. Kinda ridiculous, as the worse his ads get the fewer voters he appeals to.

He really must believe that just his base can save him.