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Presidential candidates weigh in on unrest after police shooting

It’s a similarly tightened race in Virginia, where ads had similarly stopped, as Clinton leads by 6 points, 45% to 39%. It was a speech targeted directly at her. “The reality is that I’m sort of a political statement on wheels, whether I want to be or not”. She is a writer and disability advocate.

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Anita Dunn, who helped President Barack Obama prepare for debates against Republican nominee John McCain in 2008, said Obama succeeded at their first debate by steering the conversation repeatedly back to the struggling US economy even though the event was supposed to be about foreign policy. It’s something those in the disabled community celebrate, with caution.

He was seen as bullying, lost the debate and the election, and now says Trump will need to treat Clinton carefully. Given the growth of the third-party voter share relative to 2012, when they made up less than 2% of the overall votes cast, it is unclear what role they will play in this year’s election, although it is likely that many third-party voters will reconsider voting for one of the two major party candidates as the race continues to narrow.

Maher said she hopes the candidates will talk policy on Monday night and leave out the personal attacks.

Collins said the Republican nominee understands the importance of presenting “President Trump to the American public”. Of course, no one will be turning on their televisions to watch a clash of ideas; they’ll be tuning in to watch the ultimate reality TV showdown.

This ad from the Clinton-allied superPAC Priorities USA features the parents of a girl born with spina bifida.

Trump is ahead of the former secretary of state among white voters without college degrees by 49 percentage points, 66-17 percent. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) on the campaign trail, many young voters do not trust the Democratic nominee. “Misogynist. Racist. If she starts that, she’ll lose”. Mizrahi wishes the Trump campaign would do the same.

Debate veterans say it’s best for the questioners to stay on the sidelines – and let the two candidates do the sparring themselves. Economic issues are rated as very or extremely important by 92 percent of voters, more than say the same of the USA role in world affairs (68 percent), the threat posed by the Islamic State group (70 percent) or immigration (60 percent). As the news media continues to debate, advocate for, and excoriate the various candidates for office, it is unlikely that the poll numbers will change in favor of Trump or Clinton absent some fresh news story.

He said: “She’s in this for the right reasons”. Among groups of voters, Trump is viewed favorably by Republicans and conservatives.

Some analysts say the bar is higher for the Democrat Clinton, who has decades of experience inside Washington’s corridors of power as an ex-secretary of state and former U.S. senator – but struggles to ignite enthusiasm, even in her own camp.

“We are doing everything we did then, then probably hundreds of thousands of dollars more”, Kaufmann said.

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“It shows us that there is frustration, dissatisfaction among votes”, Levy said. The insults just got me insane.

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