Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is on life support after a barrage of damaging personal revelations last week sparked an unprecedented stampede of defections from Republican leaders. But, ironically, if that sequence of events proves the fatal blow to Trump’s tumultuous candidacy, it may help the ideas and animosities powering his […] Read more »
Poll charts damage of tape to Trump in Wisconsin
Awash in controversy and dogged by divisions in his own party, Donald Trump has slipped further behind Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin and now trails her by 7 points in the latest survey of likely voters by the Marquette Law School. … The poll’s timing made it a natural test of […] Read more »
Searching for Sasquatch
Where to begin? Stranger things have never happened in presidential politics — at least in the modern era. … It’s little wonder commentators are declaring Donald Trump’s implosion. Some opine he could come in behind Barry Goldwater and George McGovern, neither of whom cracked 40 percent. If ever there were […] Read more »
The Second Debate Probably Didn’t Help Trump, And He Needed Help
The second presidential debate on Sunday night was a strange one, with Donald Trump appearing to be on the brink of a meltdown in the first 20 to 30 minutes and then steadying himself the rest of the way. But here’s the bottom line: Based on post-debate polls, Hillary Clinton […] Read more »
After Trump Tape Revelation, Clinton’s Lead Up to Double Digits
As Donald Trump’s campaign reels over tapes of the presidential candidate’s sexually aggressive comments about women in 2005, the Republican nominee now trails Hillary Clinton by double digits among likely voters, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Carrie Dann, NBC News Read more »
Clinton’s national lead grows to six points as Trump support dips ahead of second debate
The turmoil of the last few days in the race for the Presidency have given Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton her widest lead over Republican Donald Trump in two months. The new Economist/YouGov Poll was conducted mostly after the release of a 2005 video recording of Trump making vulgar statements about […] Read more »