Hillary, once she wins the Nomination, needs only to carry the states the Gore and Kerry won and 1 other... ANY one other... Like say the newly Democratic state of Ohio. She does not need to worry about winning even a majority of votes if she holds and has +1 state.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THAT !!
Oh, and FYI... Wishy Washy Bush Like Republicans cannot win in Ohio... at least not til those poor saps come to their senses again... say 2012-ish ?
Or, in other words: if she wins the nomination, she’ll need to win EVERY state Kerry won, and still win more. 1 more? Only if it’s a megastate. Kerry was 18 short. Clinton could pick up New Mexico, Nevada, and Iowa and still fall short.