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In the must win state of Florida over the past three weeks it has gone from too close to call to a big lead for Democrat Hillary Clinton. The former Secretary of State now established a 6 point lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump in a new Suffolk University Poll.
As the Republican nominee Donald Trump looks at his path to victory he knows a few facts to be true. He must continue to lead big among the white male voters, he needs to maintain his dominance in the non-college educated voters and then he must find a way to appeal Independents.
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein hailed Julian Assange as a hero Saturday, saying the WikiLeaks founder's disclosure of Democratic National Committee emails exposed the American electorate to important information. Stein's comments to CNN were made shortly before she was named the progressive party's official 2016 presidential nominee, with human rights activist Ajamu Baraka tapped as her running mate.
The Libertarian Party ticket, facing what polls show are two of the most unpopular presidential candidates in modern American history, is seeing a bump in support as the general election race moves into full swing - and a surge in interest that could carry nominee Gary Johnson onto the prized debate stage this fall. Despite Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's popularity issues and trust gap with voters, few expect the Libertarian ticket to pose a Ross Perot-style threat this year.
Hillary Clinton has a large and perhaps growing lead in the nation and in many of the predominantly white battleground states where Donald Trump was thought to have his best shot, according to a wave of new surveys released in the past two days. Three national surveys - from Fox, NBC/WSJ and Marist/McClatchy - showed Clinton ahead by big margins: 10, 9 and 15 percentage points.
From the point of view of the Hillary Clinton campaign, Republicans are ripe for picking. "Clinton's campaign is quietly broadening its outreach to potential Republican converts, including donors, elected officials, and business and foreign policy leaders," The Post reports .
Harvard's tenderfoot GOP elite on Thursday declared the candidate "a threat to the survival of the Republic," while asking party leaders and fellow college conservatives to "join us in condemning and withholding their endorsement from this dangerous man." The decision to publicly reject the candidate came earlier this week, Harvard Republican Club President Declan Garvey told CNN.
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson and his running mate, former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld spoke Wednesday night at a CNN Town Hall. They say their ticket is an option for disillusioned voters who support neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump.
"Post convention bumps show Hillary back in command of the election, but because of widespread voter dissatisfaction with the major parties, there's still some room for shakeups between now and November," says 'Third Candidates' co-creator John Farrell, adding "Green Party candidate Jill Stein has caught the eye of former Bernie supporters and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson has been polling in double digits for months now and could make a push to be included in the debates".
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson and his running mate, Bill Weld, came out swinging Wednesday against their major party rivals: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. At a CNN town hall hosted by Anderson Cooper, Weld outright mocked Trump - saying he has "a screw loose" - while Johnson shed his typical reluctance to attack Clinton by questioning her integrity.
Hillary Clinton during a campaign event at Ernst Community Cultural Center at Northern Virginia Community College July 14, 2016 in Annandale, Virginia. Yesterday I gave my reasons for not voting for Trump .
The Republican businessman known for his efforts to legalize marijuana is scheduled to appear Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Joe Crowley Student Union on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. Johnson's campaign is based in Salt Lake City.
Former GOP candidate keeping a low profile in presidential commentary, but certainly understands why a limited-government voter may choose the Libertarian Party nominee Day Five of the Trump vs. Khan saga just received a heavy oxygen blast, as President Barack Obama declared this morning that the GOP nominee is " unfit to serve as president ," and reckoned that Republicans should be asking themselves, "if you are repeatedly having to say in very strong terms that what he has said is unacceptable, why are you still endorsing him?" One Republican still endorsing Donald Trump-and not condemning the Khan comments, as far as I can ascertain-is the libertarianish former presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul .
A supporter of former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and of Green Party candidate Jill Stein holds a sign at a rally at City Hall in Philadelphia on July 25 as the Democratic National Convention formally selects Hillary Clinton as the party's presidential nominee. Jill Stein's Green Party is aggressively courting Bernie Sanders supporters and others from the Democratic Party's far left.
A longtime adviser to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush - and the co-author of the Republican National Committee's infamous 2012 " autopsy report " that focused on making inroads with Latino voters - has left the Republican Party. She cited the nomination of Donald Trump, who she calls a "misogynist" and a "bigot," as her reason.
CNN is set to host a primetime one-hour town hall with the Libertarian Party ticket, former Govs. Gary Johnson and William Weld, on Wednesday in New York City. The candidates will take questions from the audience and from CNN's Anderson Cooper, who will moderate the event, focusing on the current state of the 2016 race and the platform of the Libertarian Party.
There are only fragmentary polling results available as of Monday morning, and it's possible some immediate post-convention developments once "leaners" are factored in, and she leads by five if Libertarian Gary Johnson is included. Trump had edged ahead of Clinton in the last The internals of the new survey are unsurprising: Clinton's lead is mainly the product of better performance among independents and a consolidation of support among Democrats.
Reason TV covered the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia from start to finish. While there, we documented anger with the DNC from Bernie Sanders supporters who felt betrayed by the party in the wake of an internal email leak that showed party officials discussing feeding negative stories about Sanders to the media.
Democrats are banking on a trust bounce for presidential nominee Hillary Clinton after last week's convention in Philadelphia, where a top priority was repairing a reputation for dishonesty and deception that party officials say she doesn't deserve. Deserved or not, the Clinton campaign and party officials are keenly aware that the trust deficit is one of her biggest vulnerabilities against Republican nominee Donald Trump, and they can't easily redefine someone who has been a national public figure for 25 years.