Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, sensing the urgency of a presidential campaign entering its home stretch, assailed one another on multiple fronts and in coarse terms Tuesday as new data showed the candidates in a dead heat.
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In Florida, Mrs Clinton branded Mr Trump a “demagogue” and declared his campaign to be “one long insult”.
But both have pledged to refrain from campaigning or advertising that day. In contrast, he talked up Clinton’s familiarity with world leaders gleaned from her time as a USA senator and secretary of state.
Because people were asked concretely about what they plan to do, the poll got to the heart of how many Arizonans are undecided about the presidential race, said Eric Hedberg, director of research for the Morrison Institute for Public Policy.
Clinton and her running mate, Tim Kaine, were making a pronounced pitch on national security and defense policy on Tuesday, fanning out to military-rich communities of Tampa, Fla., and Wilmington, N.C. At every stop, Clinton argues that Trump is temperamentally unfit to serve as commander-in-chief, warning that his bluster would damage the nation’s longstanding alliances.
She “has taught us really how vulnerable we are to cyber hacking”, Trump said, adding that it was “probably the only thing that we’ve learned from Hillary Clinton”. While the huge GOP majority at the statehouse probably won’t be threatened, Democrats have said they hope to capitalize on Trump’s deep unpopularity in the state to make some gains at the Legislature.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina, US, September 6, 2016.
Though the editorial acknowledges Clinton’s “real shortcomings”-particularly her “poor judgment” regarding the use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state-Clinton “is the candidate more likely to keep our nation safe, to protect American ideals, and to work across the aisle to uphold the vital domestic institutions that rely on a competent, experienced president”.
Trying to emphasize his military support, Trump’s campaign released a letter on Tuesday from 88 retired generals and admirals citing an urgent need for a “course correction” in America’s national security policy.
Included in the Hillary for Iowa news release was a statement from Marc Wallace of Des Moines, a U.S. Army Intelligence Corps and Iowa National Guard veteran who is serving on Clinton’s leadership council, contrasting Clinton’s readiness as commander in chief versus Trump’s qualifications.
“We have no interest in a Republican nominee for whom all principles are negotiable, nor in a Republican Party that is willing to trade away principle for pursuit of electoral victory”, the paper added. Trump followed through with his vow to spend some $10 million on commercials in key states over the past week.
Military leaders have said that they can live with an active duty Army of 490,000 – bolstered by almost 500,000 soldiers in the National Guard and Reserves – as long as Congress provides enough funding to support that troop level.
“The answer is yes”, McConnell told reporters. It was viewed as a snub by Chinese officials. He left Congress in January 2013 before becoming governor.
Pence will appear less than two months before Election Day.
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The campaign said Trump will call for increasing the number of military ships and planes as well as bolstering missile defense systems and sea-based missile defense.
