A new poll released by the The Arizona Republic and Arizona State University shows Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump neck and neck in the state, with a sizable group of voters as yet undecided. The Democratic presidential nominee drew criticism along the way for a roughly nine-month streak of avoiding any kind of formal news conference.
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Donald Trump made his pitch to a gathering of social conservatives Friday, casting Christians as the target of unfair treatment by the media and USA tax rules. Sixty-three percent said the same about Trump, but what concerns Clinton’s campaign is that her number is up 6% since early August.
Yet the Republican nominee’s operation on Thursday indicated no discomfort with the mounting criticism, with Trump running mate Mike Pence echoing the distinction made between Putin and Obama. The two candidates won’t share the stage but will appear back-to-back to answer questions in front of current and former military members. But Clinton continues to face questions about her honesty, and new revelations about her email practices as secretary of state have cast a shadow over her campaign. John McCain and Trump’s criticism of the Khan family, the GOP nominee has worked hard to secure the support of veterans and US military members.
“I don’t know that it will hurt him that much, frankly”, he said.
On Wednesday night, the first Commander-in-Chief Forum will take place in New York City at 8 p.m. And she pledged to hold weekly Oval Office meetings with representatives from the Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs to stay abreast of health care for veterans. He both insisted he has a private blueprint for defeating the extremist group and that he would demand a plan from military leaders within 30 days of taking office. He also suggested he would shake up the military’s top ranks if he wins in November, saying there would probably be “different generals”.
Clinton leads with 57 percent of voters under 45 while 31 percent of them go for Trump. And for the first time, he opened the door to granting legal status to people living in the USA illegally who join the military.
“I do believe that Donald Trump is growing in his understanding of these issues and I think that he’s beginning to get more and more people around him that have a depth of understanding as to the complexities and I’m watching this evolve”, he said.
“I don’t know who hacked”.
The Republican also repeated an incorrect claim that he was opposed to the war with Iraq before the invasion.
Trump cited an interview with Esquire Magazine in 2004 and statements “before that” as evidence.
Trump answered, “Yeah, I guess so”.
The appearances mark an intense, two-day focus on national security by Trump, who has offered tough rhetoric on the nation’s challenges overseas but few details.
Clinton’s speech to the church convention on Thursday was the first of four that Clinton will make in the coming weeks that highlight a more personal side of Clinton, according to Jennifer Palmieri, Clinton’s communications director.
Her case has been bolstered by numerous Republican national security experts who have spoken out against their party’s nominee, including former Defense Secretary William Cohen who announced his support for Clinton on Wednesday.
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“His ideas are so far from Republicanism that they have spawned a new description: Trumpism”, the editors wrote.
