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Clinton enters fall with advantages, but Trump team hopeful

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That’s not an endorsement, just straight talk about the probable outcome of the November 8 contest, without playing favorites or telling you what editors of The Kiplinger Letter think you want to hear.

Trump is also expected to campaign at a fair in Youngstown, Ohio, in a nod to the state’s role as a make-or-break proving ground for Republican presidential candidates.

A pastor says Donald Trump was given questions in advance of a planned taped Christian television interview Saturday at a Detroit church. Obama won each of those states twice, with the exception of North Carolina, which he split.

Also, while murder rates have risen in certain USA cities, violent crime levels are not at record highs, as Trump has claimed, and Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics show violent crime nationally remains on a two decade decline.

John Kasich has drawn attention for his refusal to endorse Republican nominee and former rival Donald Trump.

It also showed support for Trump among Republicans jumping six points over the past two weeks, giving him 78 per cent backing in his own party.

But that’s a tall order, for sure.

Clinton acknowledges that the debates could be pivotal.

The 10 percent can come from any combination of three credible candidates; Gary Johnson is backed by Purple PAC commercials, Evan McMullin by Mitt Romney’s network, and Jill Stein can pull from Bernie Sanders supporters.

But when it comes to polls in some of the key battleground States, Clinton continues to lead over the 70-year-old real estate mogul.

And Trump, of course, could just as easily be the one who stumbles, turning the race into a rout.

After being pressed multiple times, Trump’s running mate said the GOP nominee is focused on the “more than 300 million people who are citizens of this country and are here legally in this country and driving policies in immigration that will work for them, work for the future of our nation”. So there are some differences from current polls. And Clinton has a small lead in electoral-vote-rich Florida, but we expect that gap to narrow.

Undecided voters, voters with strong feelings regarding the candidates’ personalities and voters who appear unsure of their stated support for either candidate are also drawing increased interest from observers and the campaigns.

CLINTON: She says there are places where a physical barrier is appropriate but opposes large-scale expansion of a border wall. Rob Portman of OH is running a campaign that mirrors Clinton’s more than Trump’s – disciplined, well-funded, and heavily centered on data – and appears on track to hold his seat, even if Clinton carries the state in the presidential race. Democrats hold a sizable edge over Republicans in voter registration. “They too favor Clinton – and by a similar five-point margin”. The rising percentage of Hispanics, for instance, helps Clinton in Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and Florida. “Immigrant families know the meanings of humane and fair and can see straight through their cynical ploys”, he said. Plus more women than men vote in presidential elections, and they vote for Democrats in general in greater numbers than men do.

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One was The Associated Press revelation that Clinton’s appointment calendars, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, showed dozens of private meetings while she was secretary of state with foundation contributors.

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