2016 Campaign Watch

Hillary Clinton‘s comment last week saying that half of Donald Trump’s supporters were “deplorables… racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic — you name it,” has become a significant risk not only to her, but to her rival as well, at least according to CBS:

Political risk for all in Trump-Clinton “deplorables” debate

Trump and his allies across the country insisted Tuesday that the Democratic presidential nominee’s comments reflect an out-of-touch elitist who looks down on working-class voters, akin to 2012 GOP nominee Mitt ...

The subject of Hillary Clinton‘s health suddenly became a major topic over the weekend, following her early departure from a 9-11 memorial service and video of her stumbling that came to light shortly afterwards. As ABC News reports, the issue comes at a critical juncture for the presumed favorite to win the White House:

Hillary Clinton’s Health Scare Creates Major Campaign Moment

It is far easier to argue that your opponent is not fit to serve if you can provide confidence that ...

There appears to be growing confidence in Donald Trump‘s ability to win in November, according to a Politico article this morning:

GOP insiders: Maybe Trump can win

Once resigned to a November defeat, swing state Republicans are increasingly optimistic about Donald Trump’s chances now that the GOP presidential nominee has closed a once-yawning deficit in the polls against Hillary Clinton.

That’s according to The POLITICO Caucus — a panel of activists, operatives and strategists in 11 battleground states, 10 of which President Barack ...