republican donald trump one last chance nationally televise debate reach undecided voters badly need keep presidential campaign viable pass opportunity instead choose wednesday stay strategy employ recent weeks pump hard-core supporters hope enough win suggest might accept election result democratic opponent hillary clinton win nov. call nasty woman repeat hard-line conservative position issue abortion immigration kind rhetoric catnip passionate anti-establishment base unlikely appeal independent voters women yet choose candidate trail poll need headline next morning say go accept election result say ford connell republican strategist support trump less three weeks leave race trump behind clinton battleground state underperform almost every demographic voter group compare republican nominee mitt romney four years ago party strategists say debate need use event draw voters beyond hard-core supporters trump listen perhaps care debate continuation apparent strategy ensure fervent supporters show election day bet attack clinton character truthfulness discourage vote already skeptical young liberal democrats experts study voter behavior warn attack clinton may backfire say may instead awaken democratic voters far uninspired clinton risk face engage scorched-earth policy activate people rather turn say michael mcdonald run u.s. election project university florida mcdonald track early vote return absentee ballot request say see large expect surge support clinton southeastern state virginia north carolina florida reuters/ipsos state nation project use massive online opinion poll project election outcomes 50 state estimate clinton 95 percent chance win election 118 vote electoral college hold today backdrop trump apparently decide double energize base rather broaden poll result cast doubt wisdom strategy trump core white male work class supporters vote high rat expect likely enough win trump example already well white men retirement age nine 10 already expect vote accord poll result little room squeeze vote vote right activists accuse trump try suppress voter turnout claim without evidence election rig also say supporters need monitor poll station ensure fair vote activists decry act intimidation trump comment succeed discourage democratic voters turn may also enough help secure white house still lose could consider dream scenario republican nominee white men show great number expect turnout among racial minorities low expect scenario state nation project estimate trump would win battleground state ohio north carolina would shoot win pennsylvania wisconsin colorado even clinton would still 82 percent chance win election yet another risk trump strategy claim election rig could unintentionally signal supporters vote long matter michael sopko 63 mortgage broke denver trump backer say debate see vote pointless already corrupt say vote machine speak ahead trump rally colorado spring think result already cast rig elections nasty woman trump 's scorch earth tactics little upside