By The Associated Press, June 13, 2016
No matter the 2016 presidential matchup after the primary campaigns, the Democratic nominee was likely to have an edge over the Republican candidate once the election turned toward the November race.
In the past six presidential elections, 32 states and the District of Columbia have voted solidly Democratic or solidly Republican. If none of that changes this year, presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton would start out with 242 electoral votes – just 28 shy of the 270 she needs to win.
The GOP candidate would start out with just 102, if that trend were to hold.
