`` When you look at an incumbent president that ca n't win the popular vote , you look at a guy that 's very hobbled from the start , '' Schiller said . Mitt Romney and Barack Obama neck - and - neck in polls . Winning the popular vote does n't guarantee the White House . Democrats must win 270 electoral votes to win . The winner of the most votes has lost four times before .
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama neck - and - neck in polls . Winning the popular vote does n't guarantee the White House . Democrats must win 270 electoral votes to win . The winner of the most votes has lost four times before .