Since then, Trump has engaged in a days-long feud with the family of an American soldier killed in Iraq and squabbled with the Republican leadership over his comments and leadership turmoil within his campaign.
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Satisfaction with both candidates remains low: almost 6 in 10 registered voters said that they are unhappy with both Clinton and Trump as major party candidates. John McCain of Arizona in his tough reelection fight and House Speaker Paul Ryan.
“If you really focused on Hillary Clinton’s weaknesses and the Obama economy’s weaknesses, you could change these numbers”, Graham said.
The refusal to back Ryan had been seen by many as a final straw. Even after a hard few weeks, there is still a solid Trump country – it’s in rural America.
Trump’s second trip to Iowa is as many weeks came amid reports that his GOP allies have been urging him refocus his campaign message on Clinton after a week of dropping opinion poll numbers, a public spat with the parents of a US soldier killed in Iraq and disagreements with some fellow Republicans.
An average of polls aggregated by Real Clear Politics showed Clinton ahead of Trump by 6.8 percentage points on Friday, up from 3.9 on August 1.
Republicans worry about potential damage to candidates down the ballot running for Congress and state offices. A MassINC/WBUR poll showed Clinton up by 15 points in New Hampshire – the third-whitest state in the country.
Elections may not be won in the summer, but one candidate can gain a lead that makes a win much more likely.
More: Read all about the AJC poll’s findings here.
Thus far, that gives Clinton an edge.
Some states could be competitive this year that you would not suspect.
Said Investor’s Business Daily: “Clinton’s actions when she was secretary of state – and her lies and obfuscations about it since – are about judgment, honesty and trustworthiness, which are baseline qualifications for being president”. It was the first time since accepting the Democratic nomination that Clinton had met with major organizations representing communities of color.
Robin Hayes, the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, said he anticipated that Mr. Pence, an evangelical Christian, would visit the state often to speak about “North Carolina Judeo-Christian values.” .
Clinton’s support appears to be underpinned by her improving image among Democratic-leaning voters, according to Gallup data.
Hence, Clinton was able to provide a sharp, contrasting and relatively unchallenged picture of what her administration would do on a number of key concerns for Black and Latino voters.
Clinton win by 357-181?
And that growing edge is echoed in other polls.
Trump would take 181 electoral votes, swinging only Georgia, Missouri and one of Maine’s congressional districts among the toss-up contests into his column.
But when asked about Clinton’s oft-repeated claim that she never sent or received information marked classified to or from her server, Comey told lawmakers: “That’s not true”.
An electoral vote-rich state that 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney lost by just 5 points, the Keystone State is arguably a must-win for Trump due to demographics that are uniquely suited to his appeal.
On July 31, Clinton only had a 51 percent chance of winning, FiveThirtyEight said.
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Republicans can take some solace in the fact that Sabato still lists seven large states as only “leaning” Democratic; Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
