article_snippet: Right now, the chances are not great.
article_snippet: This coming election will be tough for Republicans.
article_snippet: As all the experts have shown, the electoral college math does not favor the GOP.
article_snippet: Some experts have predicted that Democrats have over an 80% chance of winning the Electoral College.
article_snippet: According to the Washington Post, if one looks at the states where the margin was narrow in the 2012 election, five currently favor Democrats (Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania) while in others, like Colorado, Democrats have a very good chance of winning as a result of demographic trends, namely growing minority populations that favor Democrats party's nominee.
article_snippet: Barring any dramatic changes in the coming months, Democrats will also have a very strong and seasoned nominee in Hillary Clinton.
article_snippet: But Republicans are going to have to really think hard about whether Republicans want to put all of Republicans electoral eggs in this volatile basket which, at least based on the history, has a very slim chance of winning.