“It’s a little overwhelming, but that’s Trump”, Michigan State University student Margaret Abood said of the crowd’s reactions. “We want you to be registered, and then we want you to be part of this campaign”. That compares with 34 percent support for Trump.
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“Scarcity benefits Hillary Clinton”. The trip made for a pointed contrast to President Barack Obama and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who both have yet to go, although Obama announced later Friday that he would visit next week.
Continuing her momentum post conventions, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has consolidated her position in three key swing states, which gives her enough electoral college votes to be the next president of the U.S., a major USA media outlet has said.
Clinton also led Jill Stein of the Green Party and a different Reuters/Ipsos poll that asked individuals to choose between Clinton, Trump, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson.
“Only a change in leadership will produce a change in outcomes”, he thundered before a raucous suburban audience.
The US State Department said earlier this month that it would reopen its internal investigation into whether Clinton’s use of a private email account and server compromised her handling of classified material.
“You’re living in your poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs, 58% of your youth is unemployed, what the hell do you have to lose”,’ he added.
National polls, we should be reminded, measure popular votes and reveal broad trends, but don’t tell us much about state electoral votes – the building blocks of a winning presidential campaign.
When a TV anchor gently enquires as to why Trump isn’t speaking to black audiences about black issues, the reply is: “Ok, maybe it would have been nice if he went and had a backdrop with a burning vehicle”.
The Trump campaign’s spending may not show a shift yet in July.
Most polls show Trump trailing Clinton significantly among black voters in particular, though Trump has repeatedly claimed that has strong support from the demographic. “Change that makes America safe again”. “At what point do we say enough?”
“Mr. Trump scares me, scares the hell out of me”, Bratton said. “All the Democrats have done is taken advantage of your vote”.
“Look, what do you have to lose?”
But the outreach could help in other ways.
Trump has relied on intense news coverage and social media to push his message throughout his campaign, largely shunning traditional advertising channels and some methods of voter outreach.
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Teresa Pierce of Fulton Township, who was holding a sign reading “Border wall construction crew – ready to work”, said she doesn’t feel the country is working for her anymore.
