… As the Donald Trump campaign implodes, Mr. McConnell could not care less about his party’s presidential nominee. The thing he cares about is making sure that Republicans focus on supporting his Senate colleagues Kelly Ayotte (N.H.), Richard Burr (N.C.), Ron Johnson (Wis.), Rob Portman (Ind.), Pat Toomey (Pa.), and […] Read more »
Four Takeaways From the Latest Battleground Polls
Seven new battleground polls, seven states where Hillary Clinton holds a lead against Donald Trump. Those are the results from the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls, which found Hillary Clinton ahead in Iowa (by four points), Ohio (by five), Florida (by five), North Carolina (by nine), Pennsylvania (by 11), […] Read more »
Polls: Clinton Running the Table in Key Battlegrounds
Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump in some of the most diverse battleground states – including by double digits in two of them – according to four brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Clinton opens big gap in battleground state of Virginia
The battleground state of Virginia looks a little less like a battleground today, as Hillary Clinton has opened up a lead there of 49 percent to 37 percent, echoing some of the movement seen in national polls this week. CONT. Anthony Salvanto, CBS News View More: Live News|More News Videos Read more »
Hillary Clinton Picks Tim Kaine, Betting She Can Beat Trump Without A Splashy VP
Hillary Clinton chose Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate on Friday, making a prototypical Clinton decision that adds a safe politician to her ticket. Kaine might provide a marginal electoral benefit in his home state, but in choosing him, Clinton is making the bet that she doesn’t […] Read more »
Clinton-Kaine: A Not-So Surprising Ticket
If someone had told us at the start of this election cycle that the Democratic presidential nominee would be Hillary Clinton, and that she would choose Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate, we would have said that would be… very, very plausible. … In light of the […] Read more »