Democrats came into the race with a structural advantage in the Electoral College. Their big blue wall - the states that Democrats have won in the past six presidential elections - gave [Hillary] Clinton a strong base to build on.

There was another Cleveland rally [of Hillary Clinton] - this one with LeBron James.

Republican voters are coalescing behind [Donald] Trump, but many Republican elected officials still say they can't support him.

As one person said to me , Republicans know [Donald] Trump is a stain on their party.

For a long time, many Republicans thought if they just took two aspirin and laid down, [Donald] Trump would go away.

Hillary Clinton is also not a very exciting, inspiring candidate to a lot of the left-leaning Democratic base, especially in Iowa.

If [Donald] Trump drags down a bunch of Senate Republicans, the post-election GOP assessment will be much more pessimistic.