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Donald Trump’s trouble with women — an incomplete list
As Hillary Clinton on Monday night reeled off a litany of insults he had leveled against women through the years, including some nasty nicknames for a former Miss Universe, Donald Trump leaned into his microphone and asked repeatedly, “Where did you find this? Where did you find this?”
Donald Trump camp claims $18 million haul
Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee raised more than $18 million less than 24 hours after Monday’s night’s debate, his campaign announced Tuesday night — a huge haul that tops his campaign’s strongest one-day fundraising performance.
Trump finance chairman Steven Mnuchin said the money flowed in “as a result of Donald Trump’s huge debate win.”
Read More >>Clinton campaign in ‘panic mode’ over Florida black voters
To kill Donald Trump’s chances of capturing the White House, Hillary Clinton needs to win Florida. And to do that, she needs a big minority turnout.
But Democrats are beginning to worry that too many African-American voters are uninspired by Clinton’s candidacy, leading her campaign to hit the panic button this week and launch an all-out blitz to juice-up voter enthusiasm.
Read More >>Trump Tries Reframing Poor Debate Performance at Florida Rally
Donald Trump, all day Tuesday, maintained he won a debate that most pundits, and many polls, said he lost.
“Last night was very exciting, and nearly every single poll had us winning against Hillary Clinton, big league,” he said.
Read More >>What Could The Polls Be Missing?
The first presidential debate is behind us, and by most metrics, Hillary Clinton had the better night. But we’ll have to wait a few days to see how/whether the polls move as a result. So, in the meantime, I’d like us to ponder the road ahead. Specifically, whether there are factors not captured by the polls that will help Trump or Clinton.
Read More >>The Clinton Campaign Has a Millennial Math Problem
It is understandable if Hillary Clinton’s team is traumatized by having to fight once again for New Hampshire. The first-in-the-nation primary state delivered her a crucial comeback victory against Barack Obama in 2008 and then, eight years later, dealt her what was perhaps last spring’s most all-encompassing defeat. Bernie Sanders beat her by more than 22 points, winning just about everywhere in the state, and carrying nearly every demographic group outside the oldest and the richest.
Read More >>Clinton Wins Debate, But Did She Win Over Voters?
Hillary Clinton demonstrated a command of policy on Monday night, and a cool confidence that she was more prepared than Donald Trump to be commander in chief. By the end of the first presidential debate, Trump looked peeved and distracted. He didn’t get in a clever one-liner to defang Clinton’s criticisms. The media’s focus groups of undecided voters (on CNN and FOX) rated Clinton as the clear debate winner.
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