“The obvious takeaway from these numbers is that Donald Trump has staged a comeback from his post-Democratic convention lows, especially in Pennsylvania and Ohio”, Brown said.
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“I would never comment on any aspect of an intelligence briefing I received”, Clinton, a former secretary of state, said.
Trump already has orders for his generals if he wins the presidency in November.
Election officials across the country are pushing back against Donald Trump’s assertions that the presidential election may be rigged, arguing that too many safeguards exist against engineered results nationally or in individual states. It is scary because it suggests he will let Putin do whatever Putin wants to do and then make excuses for him.
Trump also predicted that if elected he would “have a very, very good relationship with Putin”.
And they say her ability to withstand scrutiny has been more needed than Trump’s: 53% say he and his campaign have unfairly attacked Clinton, while just 43% think Clinton’s attacks on Trump have been unfair.
Clinton said Trump’s claim at Wednesday night’s foreign policy forum that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama demonstrates that he’s unfit for the Oval Office.
Speaking to 200 loyal but sweaty supporters in Scranton Thursday, Chelsea Clinton had a succinct, clear message: remain passionate in support of her mother’s quest for the White House.
But he was also harshly critical of the military, saying America’s generals have been “reduced to rubble” under Obama.
Clinton then pivoted and tried to characterize the other half of Trump’s supporters, putting them in “that other basket” and saying they need understanding and empathy.
It offered a prelude to how Clinton and Trump will deal with questions of national security in their three presidential debates later in September and in October.
Overall, two-thirds of voters say they are more interested in watching this year’s debates than previous ones; just a quarter say they are less interested.
Both Trump, a native New Yorker, and Clinton, who was senator from NY at the time of the attacks, have agreed to refrain from campaigning Sunday, continuing the tradition of setting aside partisan politics on the somber anniversary. I think we know the answer.
Clinton also started 2016 with far more money in the bank than her Republican rival.
She specified that she believes the word “deplorable” was reasonable to describe much of Trump’s campaign. “And that’s not only risky, it should be disqualifying”.
Trump’s remarks about Putin were among a series of controversial statements the real estate businessman made at a national security forum hosted Wednesday by NBC News.
Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway met Trump supporters in Congress on Thursday morning, and Trump spoke with the group by phone to thank them for their support.
The comment was reminiscent of Trump’s January description of the loyalty of his supporters. “I’ve got other things to do in this job”, Ryan said.
Clinton, who has said she is the candidate to unify a divided country, made the “deplorables” comment at an LGBT fundraiser Friday night at a New York City restaurant, with about 1,000 people in attendance.
Millions of Americans, he said, supported the Republican nominee because they were “sick of corrupt career politicians like Hillary Clinton”.
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That poll, from Suffolk University, also found almost half of the state’s voters think the Democrat will win the presidency.
