16 days to go

The bad news for Trump is he is at 12% in the 538 model. The good news is he was at 13% on the same date in 2016. However the election is five days earlier in 2020 so less time to change things. 538 project:

  • 93% chance Biden gets over 50% of popular vote
  • 37% chance Biden wins by a double digit figure
  • 4% chance Trump wins popular vote
  • 8% chance Trump loses popular vote but wins electoral college

On the average of the polls Biden has a 10.7% lead.

In terms of states Trump needs to win his odds are:

  • Georgia 49%
  • North Carolina 32%
  • Arizona 31%
  • Florida 28%
  • Pennsylvania 13%

Also Trump needs to not lose:

  • Ohio (51% Trump prob to win)
  • Iowa 58%
  • Texas 69%

The Democrats are now at 74% probability to win the Senate with a likely 52 seats.