… The worry that mass terrorism will reach our shores shot up after the attacks in 2001, and it’s never come down. In one poll this year, 51% of Americans said they worry that terrorism could harm someone in their family. “I thought there would be an erosion, but there […] Read more »
Differences on terrorism divide voters across battlegrounds
Fifteen years from the September 11 terror attacks, voters across the battleground states agree that terrorism remains a threat, but they differ markedly on how to fight it. The differences help define what they’re looking for in a commander-in-chief, not only in terms of a president’s characteristics, but in his […] Read more »
Silent Vote Won’t Carry Trump to White House
There is talk among Republicans, and some trepidation among Democrats, that Donald Trump could benefit from a silent vote. Although these voters aren’t captured by polls, the privacy of a voting booth or a mail-in ballot will allow them to vent their anger and resentments. The theory holds that in […] Read more »
Clinton, Trump Deadlocked in Battleground States
Just over eight weeks from Election Day, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are essentially deadlocked in four presidential battleground states — ranging from red Arizona and Georgia to blue-ish Nevada and New Hampshire, according to four new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ remark sums up a deplorable election season
If Campaign 2016 needed some shorthand to capture the way many Americans see the competition between the two major-party candidates, Hillary Clinton may have unintentionally supplied it this weekend. For much of the electorate, this could be remembered as a deplorable election. CONT. Dan Balz, Washington Post Read more »
Clinton holds lead over Trump in new poll, but warning signs emerge
Hillary Clinton maintains a lead over Donald Trump, but lagging interest among some of her supporters poses a potential turnout challenge for Democrats with less than nine weeks before Election Day, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. CONT. Scott Clement & Dan Balz, Washington Post Read more »