You just need an excel - some 30 minutes - and you will realize Raila is kaput.
I have run all sort of scenarios - with Raila scoring 20, 30, 40, 50 percent of GEMA
Last time he needed 49 percent of GEMA to go even with Ruto.
Now he loosing coast, ukambani is soft, and western continue to hamorrage, so he need 60 percent in GEMA.
Rift valley remember is 14 counties...Kalenjin are all of them except Turkana and Samburu.
For example. Unless Raila is getting more than 50% of Kikuyus in Nakuru - he cant beat Ruto - who starts with 35 percent of Nakuru.
The same in Narok, Tranzoia.
Maybe Kajiado, Turkana and Samburu can go 50-50...Realistic speaking Ruto has an edge in those...except Kajiado.
So you can see if we add you own county Bungoma...where kalenjin are 10% already...Ruto has an almost solid 15 counties that he beat Raila.
The 7 odd dry counties from Tana River,Lamu, Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, Isiolo to Marsabit....are going to be 50:50;
Ruto takes 3: Raila takes 4.
I am not going to add 8 GEMA counties...let assume Raila has a slight edge in GEMA - he is at 55%
(Just for the fun of it)
Ruto is now ahead with 18 counties- he just now need 6 counties where he beat Raila to win...Vihiga madvd will deliver that one.
Ruto just need 5 more counties - I think he has flipped Kwale.
Ruto just need 3 more counties - to get to 24 counties.
Now go back to GEMA 8 - at 60% percent - give Raila 5; Ruto 3
Ruto is at 24 counties.
In short Raila when you sit down and realistic assess popularity of Ruto; Raila need 60 percent of GEMA to go 50-50 with Ruto.
Unless you try like YuleMzee to claim Ruto wills score 15 percent in Gusii and Western
Realistically Ruto is doing 50% in Western; He is also doing very well in Ukambani; He is doing very well in Coast; He is doing very well in Northern Kenya.He is doing way better in Gusii now. Raila has slight edge in those places but RV alone will handle his lead. Maybe Nairobi is the big one...
The scenarios are somewhere in this forum