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Wisconsin awards 18 of its 42 allotted delegates to the statewide winner. | AP Photo Trump adviser: Even just one district win in Wisconsin would be a boost

When it comes to the possibility of defeat in Wisconsin, Donald Trump's campaign is projecting no concern.

“I think we’ve been the underdog from the beginning, and as you know, we’re fighting district by district, ‘cause it’s not a winner-take-all. If we even win one district, two districts tonight, you’re going to see a boost of momentum," Trump senior policy adviser Stephen Miller told Chuck Todd during an MSNBC on-air discussion.

Wisconsin awards 18 of its 42 allotted delegates to the statewide winner. The remaining 24 delegates are divided among the state’s eight congressional districts, with the district-level winner getting all three of those delegates.

Pressed by Todd on whether the campaign could consider winning one district a success, Miller doubled down.

“You’re up against the entire state political structure, a governor who’s won, what is it, three races in four years?" he asked, referring to Gov. Scott Walker's victories in the 2010 and 2014 gubernatorial elections, in addition to the 2012 recall election. "So yeah, I think even winning a district would be considered a boost of momentum heading into Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and so forth."