Also, with the EC/popular vote gap shrinking, there is a scenario, albeit unlikely, where he loses the EC and wins the popular vote. It will be a lot easier for him to steal the election if he wins the popular vote than if he loses it.

You are the math guy but there is a zero percent chance trump wins the popular vote. But I get your point! If he wins the popular vote, I’ll eat my words by declaring Let Me Lie is the greatest phish song