But the crucial question is who would succeed him if he won the White House.
These states have 202 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.
First, consider the qualities of the six career generals who won the White House.
We're never going to win the White House again unless we have an ability to reach out to people.
He made friends with lawmakers in both parties who were eager to help him win the White House.
Lincoln went on that year to win the White House.
It was the first time since 1968 that a candidate won the White House with under 50 percent of the popular vote.
But what if our goal is to win the White House?
Then any candidate who won the popular vote would be sure to win the White House.
History tells us you need more of a rationale than that to win the White House.