Kamala Harris could win the popular vote by millions — but still be caught short in the states that count
ABCIt has been a dream start to Kamala Harris's bid for the White House. Electoral college gives Republicans an advantage, expert says In reliably blue states like California, which happens to be Harris's home state, the vote haul for the Democrats could be huge. "Racking up big majorities in New York and California doesn't help if you can't win these swing states that are so important to winning the electoral college overall and that's the dilemma that Harris faces," Reilly says. The polling I've seen still has Trump as being a narrow favourite to win the electoral college even though Harris is clearly ahead on the popular vote. But this could be of cold comfort to Harris, who could win the popular vote by millions but still be caught short by a relative handful of votes in the states that count.