“I feel confident that Hillary will be the nominee, and I feel confident she’ll be the next president,” said Vice President Joe Biden in a recent interview with ABC News. He’s right, of course. Hillary Clinton will almost certainly be the next president. I’ve arguedTrump is a bigger threat than he ought to be, or than reasonable people think he will be, but ultimately he – and the Republican Party – have a near-insurmountable Electoral College problem.
Still, though, this general election will be as ugly as any in recent memory. Trump is a one-trick pony: He’ll do what he does, namely sling mud and hurl insults. I doubt it will be enough to turn the election,but make no mistake: It will have an impact. The fact is, Clinton is deeply unpopular, as unpopular as any major party candidate we’ve seen with the lone exception of Trump.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday is a reminder of just how close a Trump-Clinton contest could be. Among likely U.S. voters, Trump’s numbers are surging. He’s now virtually tied with Clinton, with 40 percent saying they’d back Trump and 41 percent saying they’d back Clinton. Last week Trump trailed Clinton by 13 points in this same poll, an indication of how much Republicans have rallied behind Trump since he became the presumptive nominee. For the full article click here
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