Hillary Clinton is trying to entice Republican voters to ditch Donald Trump by portraying him as outside the mainstream of their party, putting her at odds with congressional Democrats who want to link the party’s House and Senate candidates to Trump’s controversial brand of politics.
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Still, Trump has generally dismissed the value of television advertising. The poll finds Trump leading 58% to 28% there, better than Romney in 2012.
A Clinton campaign spokesperson said Sunday night that Clinton “is the only candidate in the race who has met the standard expected of presidential candidates and provided a detailed medical letter by her long time physician”.
Clinton told supporters at a private fundraiser in New York’s East Hampton Monday that she is “running against someone who will say or do anything”.
“This is the most unpredictable election season that I certainly can remember”, Clinton said, pledging not to take anyone, anything or any place for granted in the election.
The Monmouth University poll, conducted from last Thursday to Sunday, shows Ms. Clinton leading Mr. Trump by 46 to 39 per cent. This despite Trump’s recent strategy of desperately latching onto conspiracy theories about the Democratic nominee’s health, the work of the Clinton Foundation, and even Clinton’s intelligence. John McCain and former senator Bob Dole, the 1996 Republican nominee, to set up the contrast with Trump. Another model, “Anna”, said she remembered a Trump agency representative telling her to lie on her customs form about where she was going to live and was told, “If they ask you any questions, [say] you’re just here for meetings”.
Trump has claimed Clinton “lacks the mental and physical stamina” to be president. She added that “Trump’s acceptance of him could put that man, that despicable man, in the Senate of the United States”. In fact, as wacky as this election cycle has been, the horserace numbers between Clinton and Trump have remained surprisingly stable. The letter said that she had a full cardiac evaluation a year ago, and the result was negative.
Trump later tweeted it was meant to be “a Sheriff’s star, or plain star”.
“Donald Trump’s reckless approach to business has devastated working families and communities”.
Clinton has reserved about $9.2 million in airtime this week.
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will deliver a much-anticipated speech Wednesday on immigration, an issue that has been central to the businessman’s campaign for the White House.
