Analysis: 4 ways to see the emerging and polarizing Clinton-Trump fall campaign
USA TODAY
Susan Page
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1. A different map
Trump brags that turnout in Republican primaries has soared this year — up more than 50%, compared with 2012 — and argues that as the nominee, he would put into play states in the Northeast and the Rust Belt where Republican candidates traditionally can’t compete.
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2. No, you’re worse
Since the rise of modern polling, no major-party nominee has gone into a presidential election with negative ratings above 50%. In a Clinton-Trump race, both candidates would break that record. The latest USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, released Monday, showed Clinton with an unfavorable rating of 54% and Trump of 61%. Thirty-seven percent of likely voters had a positive view of Clinton, 28% had a favorable view of Trump.
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3. Message: We’re mad, too
From the opening Iowa caucuses three months ago, voters have made it clear they are unhappy about the direction of the country and the state of American politics. There’s angst about the economy: In Pennsylvania, 84% of Democrats said they were very or somewhat worried about the economy. There’s dismay about the way Washington works: In Maryland, 89% of Republican voters said they were angry or dissatisfied with the federal government.
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4. Why can’t we be friends?
To be clear, the front-runners’ rivals aren’t ready to concede the nominations.
Cruz and Kasich vow to stay in the race until the national convention in Cleveland, where they hope to prevent Trump from winning the 1,237-delegate majority for the first ballot. Sanders insists he’ll stay in the race until the end, through the final state primaries in California and elsewhere June 7. That’s what Clinton did in 2008, when she lost the nomination to Barack Obama.
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