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Voters on both sides increasingly see a Trump win as a possibility — and that may get more people to vote
Donald Trump is enjoying his strongest position in the presidential race since immediately after his nominating convention and, for the first time, has started to significantly close the gap with Hillary Clinton on the question of which candidate voters expect will win — a shift that could boost turnout on both sides.
Read More >>Clinton’s challenge: Rebuilding Obama’s winning coalition
Hillary Clinton’s moment of truth with the Obama coalition is fast approaching — and she has work to do.
Terrorist Attacks Will Likely Affect 2016 Presidential Race, Experts Say
The recent connected bombings in New York and New Jersey and the stabbing attack at a mall in Minnesota have increased interest in how the presidential candidates would handle national security.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have spoken out since the attacks, which left dozens of people injured.
Read More >>Trump’s Ohio turnaround
Gov. John Kasich is in open conflict with Donald Trump and national party leaders, but rank-and-file Ohio Republicans have forged their own tenuous truce with their nominee.
The accord has transformed Ohio into one of Trump’s best bets to recapture a state that voted twice for Barack Obama.
Read More >>Hillary Clinton Struggles to Gain Traction in Florida, Despite Spending
Hillary Clinton has vastly outspent Donald J. Trump on TV ads in Florida. Her 57 campaign offices dwarf Mr. Trump’s afterthought of a ground game. And Mr. Trump is deeply unpopular among Hispanics, who account for nearly one in five Florida voters.
Despite these advantages, Mrs. Clinton is struggling in the Sunshine State, unable to assemble the coalition that gave Barack Obama two victories here, and offering Mr. Trump a broad opening in a road to the White House that not long ago seemed closed to him.
Read More >>As Maine’s 2nd District Goes, So Goes the Nation?
Every presidential year after Labor Day, Maine’s 2nd District pops up on the national political radar as territory Republicans will put in play.
It happened again last week, when a Boston Globe/Colby College poll showed GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump carrying the district by 10 points.
Clinton campaign admits it “must to more” to earn vote of key constituency
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are condemning the attacks in New York, New Jersey and Minnesota.
In statements, the candidates offered their support for the victims. Trump went a step further saying, “failed Obama-Hillary Clinton policies won’t keep us safe. I will make America safe again!”
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