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Meg Whitman will support Clinton for president

Surveys conducted by CNN and CBS News showed Clinton taking the lead after Trump’s brief poll dominance following the Republican National Convention in July.

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House Speaker Paul Ryan repeated Thursday that his endorsement of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was “not a blank check” and delivered a sharp critique of Trump’s flailing campaign two days after Trump declined to endorse Ryan for re-election to his Wisconsin House seat. Also, Rep. Richard Hanna of NY became the first Republican member of Congress to say he will vote for Clinton. He said Ryan’s primary rival “is not going to win”, but noted he has supported Trump.

The Hewlett-Packard executive said in a statement Tuesday that Republican nominee Donald Trump’s “demagoguery has undermined the fabric of our national character”. Coffman looks at the camera and says he’s always asked about Trump and then says, “Honestly, I don’t care for him much”.

Sixty-nine percent of respondents familiar with the comments declared Trump’s criticism in response to the family’s speech against Trump at the Democratic convention “out of bounds”, compared to 19% who said it was “in bounds”.

While Silicon Valley is hardly known as a Republican stronghold, Whitman’s rejection of Trump adds a strong voice to those opposing Trump. He said the election is a binary choice and Trump is preferable to Democrat Hillary Clinton.

The campaign also said it has cash on hand numbers of approximately $74 million, split pretty evenly between the Campaign and both Joint Fundraising Committees.

Trump sought to dispel panic earlier Wednesday, reassuring voters at a Daytona Beach, Florida rally that his campaign has “never been so well united”. She has close ties to Republican nominee Mitt Romney and raised significant funds for his 2008 run for the White House. After months of Trump promising to adopt a more presidential tone, Republicans are beginning to lose hope of a pivot for the general election.

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You are reading news and information on LongIsland.com, Long Island’s Most Popular Website, Since 1996. “He’s irremediable”, said Republican strategist Rick Tyler, who previously worked for Trump adversary Texas Sen.

Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman in November 2013 in San Francisco California.         
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