PITTSBURGH — Two weeks to go. So much uncertainty.
The presidential race has been distilled into two parallel struggles — for states and for constituencies. It is possible to win one area (big electoral vote states) and lose others (women, young people) and still capture the White House. No one knows this like Donald Trump.
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