A quiet panic is spreading among Democrats. Two national polls were released Sunday, one by ABC News and the other by NBC News. In the former, Trump edged Clinton 46 percent to 44 percent. In the latter, Clinton retained a 46 percent to 43 percent lead. As a result of the latest shifts, Trump passed Clinton in the RealClearPolitics average.
At the same time, tensions between Clinton and Sanders are rising, as Sanders digs in for the final primary battles. He even implied over the weekend that a potential Trump-Clinton match-up amounts to a “lesser of two evils” election. Although he won’t win the nomination, Sanders continues to suggest he can, to the chagrin of Clinton staffers. “I don’t think he [Sanders] realizes the damage he’s doing at this point,” a Clinton ally told The Hill. “I understand running the campaign until the end, fine. But at least take the steps to begin bringing everyone together.” “It [Sanders’s presence in the race] holds her back from controlling the narrative,” said another Clinton supporter.
The worry is that by extending the Democratic race to the convention, Clinton is forced to wrestle with Sanders while Trump defines himself as a “normal” or credible candidate. “I do not want Americans, and, you know, good-thinking Republicans, as well as Democrats and independents, to start to believe that this is a normal candidacy,” Clinton told Chuck Todd on MSNBC’s “Meet the Press.” For the full article click here
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