“Sometimes, in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing”, the Republican presidential nominee told a crowd in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Bill Ames, a North Carolina voter from Gastonia says he respects Trump for admitting to mistakes, “I give him credit for pretty much apologizing and saying he was wrong so I take that as a positive step the way he’s speaking now”, Ames said.
Confidence in either U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump or his Democratic counterpart Hillary Clinton being a good president continues to remain low, as was the case earlier this year, a Pew Research Center poll said on Thursday. “But one thing I will tell you this, I will always tell the truth”. The developments come less than three months before Election Day, and roughly six weeks before early voting begins. “Voters know if you’re comfortable in your own skin”. RNC chief strategist Sean Spicer called Trump’s staffing changes the “healthy growth of the campaign at a senior level at a key point”. At the same time, party leaders have conceded they may divert resources away from the presidential contest in favor of vulnerable Senate and House candidates if things don’t improve. He recently faced a barrage of criticism for belittling the family of a Muslim American soldier who died in Iraq in 2004, after the soldier’s father spoke out against Trump at the Democratic National Convention last month.
While this is not a surprise, the gap with black voters between Trump and #Hillary Clinton has become historic, with Trump registering less than five percent in the latest round of polling.
Trump’s advertising plans highlight his shrinking path to the presidency. His first major ad buys shows him focused on more conventional battlegrounds.
Donald Trump is heading back to North Carolina’s largest city for a rally. His biggest single-market investment comes in the Philadelphia area.
“I loved the tone”, said Annette Fitch, 55, a customer service representative who was at the speech. “Those states are critical on that pathway”.
Just 27% of registered voters say that Trump would make a good or great president, while about twice as many (55%) say he would be either poor or bad (with 43% saying he would make a “terrible” president).
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Trump has struggled so far with women, minorities and young voters. Find out via AP’s Election Buzz interactive.
