Meg Whitman, the Hewlett-Packard CEO who ran as the GOP candidate for California’s gubernatorial election in 2010, has publicly endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president, denouncing Republican nominee Donald Trump as a provocateur who has “exploited anger, grievance, xenophobia and racial division” for his own political gain.
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NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows Clinton with a 9-point lead over Trump, 47 percent to 38 percent.
After quickly dispatching reports of disarray within his campaign by vowing his organization has “never been so well united”, the Republican nominee turned to slamming President Barack Obama and the Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, over a report that the U.S. shipped $400 million to Iran at about the same time Iran released four American prisoners.
In a Florida poll, Clinton beats Trump 48 percent to 42 percent among likely Florida voters, according to the survey from Suffolk University.
Compared to two weeks ago, Clinton’s overall favorability rating increased by 5 points, from 15 percent to 20 percent. Similarly, one-third (31%) of Trump supporters say they have no close friends who support Clinton. A CNN/ORC poll this week showed Clinton with a 9-point edge in a head-to-head matchup with Trump. “That matters. Mrs. Clinton has promoted numerous issues I have been committed to over the years including expanding education and supporting women’s health care”.
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“Trump’s bombast is already alarming our allies and fuelling the enmity of our enemies”, says Mr Romney, while Mr Gates raises concerns about the Republican party nominee’s “admiration” for Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is clear to me that Secretary Clinton’s temperament, global experience and commitment to America’s bedrock national values make her the far better choice in 2016 for President of the United States. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks at a rally at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. Clinton has chosen Kaine to be her running mate. The assertion just came a few days after he called his Democratic foe “the devil” in an interview with Fox News. “All Republicans may not like the direction, but they can live to win or lose another day with a real candidate”.
