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Trump insists he can win New York
Donald Trump renewed his vow Wednesday evening to compete and ultimately win in New York, a state that has not voted Republican in a presidential election since 1984.
“Just so you understand, we are going to play New York. You know, we’re not just doing this for fun. We’re going to play New York,” Trump told the New York Conservative Party at its convention Wednesday evening.
Read More >>The Problem With Presidential Polling
If you use public polling as your guide star for the presidential election, the readings announced Tuesday would make your head spin. First, CNN released a survey showing Donald Trump pulling into the lead by 2 points over Hillary Clinton among likely voters, one of the few times a national poll has found the Republican ahead in months. But wait: The Washington Post commissioned a landmark poll from the online pollster SurveyMonkey showing Clinton with a commanding electoral-vote lead, ahead in solidly Republican Texas, and within striking distance in Mississippi.
Read More >>Trump making a play for Virginia, despite long odds
Donald Trump will spend more money this week in Virginia than anywhere else. Of the $3.5 million in advertising time he’s booked, $1.9 million will go into the commonwealth. More specifically, $1.4 million will be spent in the D.C. market.
Read More >>How Hillary Clinton could win
Hillary Clinton has advantages heading into the final stretch of the campaign that any presidential candidate would envy: a fleet of popular surrogates, a mountain of cash and an opponent who is often sidetracked by self-inflicted wounds.
Will Trump or Clinton win? The 11 states deciding the race
The final sprint toward Election Day has begun, and Donald Trump is reeling in Hillary Clinton’s lead.
A new CNN/ORC poll on Tuesday morning showed Trump leading by 2 points nationally, sending shockwaves through Democratic ranks. Clinton’s advantage in the RealClearPolitics polling average was down to 3.3 points, less than half of what it was at its peak.
Read More >>Gary Johnson begins first TV push with debates looming
Gary Johnson, struggling to move his poll numbers high enough to earn a spot in the presidential debates, is beginning his first television advertising of the 2016 campaign.
Poll: Arizona a toss-up between Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump
Arizona is a too-close-to-call presidential battleground between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, according to a new statewide Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News poll.
The live telephone survey found Clinton, the former secretary of State, leading Trump, the celebrity billionaire, 35.1 percent to 33.5 percent among likely voters in the traditional red state, well within the poll’s margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.
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