Seven weeks ago, I wrote that “Donald Trump needs a miracle” to win in November.
Now, with only six weeks until that election, Trump has proven to be surprisingly resilient — but he remains a decided underdog. While there are plenty of high-profile Republican defectors who refuse to support Trump, rank-and-file GOP voters have rallied around their nominee a bit more than I expected.
Still, in spite of alleged Trump “surges” and media hype that the race is a dead heat, the presidential contest looks to be about where it was before the two national nominating conventions – with Democrat Hillary Clinton holding a narrow but clear advantage in the 2-5 point range. CONT.
Stuart Rothenberg, Washington Post