During a speech at the National Rifle Association convention in Louisville on Friday, Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton the most “anti-gun” candidate to ever run for president.
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A general election poll by ABC News/Washington Post, also released Sunday, similarly found Clinton’s lead narrowing.
Almost 6 in 10 registered voters say they have negative impressions of both major candidates.
Both polls show Trump sucking up support from independent voters – giving him a new boost after months of polling predicted Clinton would crush him in the presidential race.
Clinton, in an appearance on NBC, challenged Trump’s “Make America Great” slogan, suggesting that “he seems to be particularly focused on making himself appear great”.
Clinton explained how she believes this campaign is unlike any other because presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is “unqualified to become president” and his ideas on how to lead the U.S.as president are “beyond the pale”, according to The Guardian.
Florida: Clinton 43%, Trump 42%.
Trump’s best opening is that Clinton, who is on the cusp of clinching her party’s nomination, also would enter a general election campaign with the majority of Americans taking a dim view of her candidacy.
This has shaken up some in the Democratic camp, who assumed Trump would be an easy target, and it has provided encouragement to Sanders, the Vermont senator who trails Clinton but keeps winning primaries.
Emery’s negative impression was shared by most of the dozens of white, suburban women interviewed by The Associated Press this spring in politically important states. This is important to Clinton’s prospects in the fall. In what is a good sign for Clinton, President Obama is seen positively as his approval ratings have stayed at 51 percent.
Even some reluctant Trump supporters say they want him to dial it back and engage more seriously.
Sanders pointed to his recent victories in Oregon, West Virginia and in as evidence that Clinton was getting ahead of herself and added, “We’re going to have to do very, very, very well in the remaining nine contests”.
When the host George Stephanopoulos followed up by asking if he saw Mrs. Clinton as “the lesser of two evils”, Mr. Sanders backed away slightly. The numbers for Trump are virtually identical. The Democratic candidate said the United States is “smart” and “strong” enough to protect people while respecting “the rights of responsible gun owners”.
Some leading Republican leaders and some grass-roots activists have been exploring the possibilities of finding a third-party candidate to stand as an alternative.
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“Unlike Donald Trump, I will not pander to the gun lobby, and we will not be silenced and we will not be intimidated”, Clinton said. Among registered voters, Clinton gets 37 percent, Trump 35 percent and Romney 22 percent.
