“If the bulk of the polling data begins to show Clinton doing better than she was previously, her odds of winning the election will go up”.
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In August, Clinton led Trump by 16 points in the same poll. While crime rates have slightly increased in the past year, violent crime is at roughly a quarter of the level that it was 20 years ago.
“Well, I just wanted to get on with, you know, we want to get on with the campaign”, the GOP nominee responded.
It was a frank statement of apparent political expediency for the billionaire businessman, who for five years had raised questions and insinuations about the president’s birthplace and the authenticity of his birth certificate. Almost 6 in 10 voters reported an unfavorable view of Trump; just under half have a negative view of Clinton. “I mean, if you’re debating somebody and if she makes a mistake or I make a mistake. we’ll take each other on”.
Maybe she’ll stay home on November 8.
Even the candidates’ body language will be closely scrutinized, just as it has been in past elections.
Mrs. Clinton, who has made her bid to make history as the first female president a centerpiece of her campaign, has hit an unexpected rough patch with women voters in this key battleground.
Quickly put on the defensive, Bush blinked rapidly and slouched behind the lectern.
The comedian asked her what Trump might wear to Monday’s debate.
“Presentation is very important and Hillary has to work on that”.
On a conference call with supporters this afternoon, a top aide to Clinton directly asked supporters to use social media during and after the debate at Hofstra University in NY to help shape the conversation positively around the Democratic nominee. It’s preparing for the “different Trumps” that might show up, she said, referring to whether the Republican nominee will be laid-back or aggressive.
Trump relied on his famed spontaneity to fire off one-line zingers to dismantle 16 Republican rivals during the primaries, dispatching “low-energy” Jeb Bush or “lying Ted” Cruz and “little Marco” Rubio. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, who recently resigned over sexual harassment allegations, and conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham have joined him for those meetings to brainstorm “zingers” to use against Clinton, according to The Washington Post. Ms Ferguson called that “really inspiring”, because she is an activist herself, and had always been unsure whether Mrs Clinton shared her values or was merely driven by ambition. “He may be aggressive or he may lay back”.
Rick Lazio, a Republican former congressman from NY, found Clinton a tough opponent when he faced her in a U.S. Senate debate in NY in 2000.
CLEVELAND (AP) – Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are decrying police-involved shootings in Oklahoma and North Carolina, with the Democrat calling them “unbearable” and the Republican saying he was “very troubled”.
While neither campaign is divulging too many details about their debate preparations, it appears that at Trump HQ they have far more casual, suggesting that Mr Trump will arrive at the venue on Monday expecting essentially to wing it.
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“This young officer, I don’t know what she was thinking”.
