2016 Campaign Watch

Donald Trump‘s campaign filed its fundraising reports last night (as did Hillary Clinton and Gary Johnson - Green Party candidate Jill Stein apparently failed to file by the deadline), and The Washington Post provides an interesting look at where he is spending his money:

Donald Trump finally ramped up his campaign spending. So where did the money go?

Now we can report that Trump has, at long last, ramped up his campaign spending, paying out nearly $30 million in August, according to ...

There are fifty days until election day, and Politico marks the occasion with an article looking at where the campaign stands right now and noting that despite Hillary Clinton‘s significant advantages on the air and on the ground, it doesn’t seem to have (yet) made a large difference:

50-day countdown begins

With just 50 days until the election, Donald Trump is facing a staggering — and perhaps historic — organizational disadvantage.

According to a POLITICO review of campaign spending, Hillary Clinton has invested ...

The campaign of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has had a rough week, and the polls are reflecting it. The Hill offers this analysis:

Polls darken for Democrats

Trump has pulled into the lead in Florida and Ohio, two crucial states where he has trailed Clinton for most of the race, and several states that once looked out of reach for Trump — Colorado and Virginia, among them — suddenly appear competitive.

One survey showed Trump swinging to a lead in Nevada, a state ...