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Clinton’s Lead Is Becoming Safer
Gary Johnson averaged just 7 percentage points in 11 polls released on Thursday, continuing a string of bad results for the Libertarian Party nominee. At the same time, the number of undecided voters appears to be falling. Those two trends are combining to remove some of the uncertainty in our forecasts — historically, the number of undecided and third-party voters has been strongly correlated with both polling volatility and polling error.
Read More >>Hurricane Matthew Could Also Wreak Havoc on the Presidential Election
As Florida braces for the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. in 12 years, the presidential campaigns are grappling with how to address the storm—and the state’s looming voter registration deadline—without politicizing a natural disaster.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager Robby Mook during a call with reporters Thursday urged Florida officials to extend the state’s general election voter registration deadline beyond Oct. 11 to accommodate those affected by Hurricane Matthew.
Read More >>Everything you need to know about Trump and Clinton’s second 2016 presidential debate
When is the second debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump?
The second debate will take place Sunday at Washington University in St. Louis.
Read More >>Trump looks to the West for salvation
Donald Trump pledged his appeal to working class whites would put new states in play, opening an electoral path to 270 votes that ran through the Rust Belt. But with five weeks to go and new polling showing Pennsylvania and Michigan out of reach and Hillary Clinton eating into his lead in Ohio, the Republican nominee is blazing a trail across the West.
Read More >>Poll: Clinton retakes 11-point lead over Trump in Michigan
Three weeks after it looked like Donald Trump could challenge Hillary Clinton in Michigan, it now appears the Republican nominee may have squandered that chance with a poor debate performance, revelations about his taxes and erratic behavior on the campaign trail, an exclusive new Free Press/WXYZ-TV poll shows.
Read More >>Who Won the Debate? Commentators Give Edge to Mike Pence
Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia on Tuesday repeatedly provoked Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana with criticism of his running mate, Donald J. Trump, trying to make him answer for some of Mr. Trump’s more provocative comments and contentious proposals as the men faced off in the sole vice-presidential debate.
But it may not have worked. Commentators and critics said Mr. Pence successfully played defense for 90 minutes, dodging, denying and ultimately appearing more stately as he handled an unenviable challenge with remarkable steadiness.
Read More >>Clinton debate prep is focused on what happens once the debate is done
Sen. Tim Kaine may have awakened Wednesday to poor reviews after the first and only vice-presidential debate, but his acerbic performance in Farmville, Va., revealed that the Clinton campaign’s strategy for these debates extends far beyond the stage.
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