TRUMP’S MUST-WINS STATES

Most plausible paths to victory for Trump start with holding onto two battlegrounds  North Carolina and Arizona -- and flipping three states : Florida, Ohio and Iowa.

A loss in any of the states would severely complicate Trump's path to 270 electoral votes. If Trump claws back Pennsylvania or Michigan from the Democrats, North Carolina would be more expendable. A win in a state like Pennsylvania or Michigan would allow Trump to offset a loss in North Carolina and still have a shot at reaching 270. If that doesn't happen, holding North Carolina and Arizona, while reclaiming Florida, Ohio and Iowa from the Democrats -- plus Maine's 2nd District -- would only get him to 260. Trump would need to tack on 10 more electoral votes somehow. New Hampshire's four and Nevada's six would get him there. Colorado, with nine electoral votes, Michigan with 15 and Pennsylvania with 20 are also possibilities