As Trump rises in battleground states, Clinton moves to block his path to 270

… For the first time since Trump secured his party’s nomination in May, there is genuine confidence among Republicans that he could win. Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said, “We own both the momentum and enthusiasm dynamics right now.” … At Clinton’s New York headquarters, her aides attribute much of […] Read more »

Women weigh in on the presidency and on their own lives

Women feel good about their opportunities to succeed compared to their mothers’ experience. More than 3 in 4 women (77 percent) say their opportunities to succeed in life are better than their mothers’, including majorities of women of all ages, although older women are more likely to feel that way. […] Read more »

Why the Whole Trump-Clinton Election Could Probably Just Be Held in Pennsylvania

With her polling lead slipping, Hillary Clinton still has Pennsylvania as a firewall — for now. David Rothschild, an economist at Microsoft Research who runs PredictWise, an online forecasting model that relies on betting markets, explained the primacy of Pennsylvania for Mrs. Clinton’s election chances during an interview this week. […] Read more »