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... field offices with phone banks, organized volunteers and a coordinated effort to knock on doors and get people to the polls. To pinpoint campaign operations, PBS NewsHour compiled office data from 15 key states, speaking with state and national campaign officials, cross-referencing Federal Election Commission spending reports and checking ...
... a fast-changing map. These were the expected battlegrounds earlier this year, eleven key swing-ish states. But in recent weeks, five of those -- Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia -- have moved away from contention in Democrats' direction. Polls show Hillary Clinton ahead the by a whopping 9 to 15 ...
... past two months, will keep his title of campaign chairman, though his role is unclear. News of the shakeup came after a Trump rally in Wisconsin last night, where, for the second day in a row, he used a teleprompter as he tried to broaden the field. DONALD TRUMP (R ...
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump delivered a speech on his economic policy plan in Detroit on Monday. Video by PBS NewsHour DETROIT — Trying to turn the page after a tumultuous campaign stretch, Donald Trump unleashed a blistering attack Monday on Hillary Clinton's approach to the economy while promising he ...
... walk the tightrope. Trump has refused to endorse him. Ryan says he still supports Trump, but he implied that could change. Ryan also told a Wisconsin radio show he will keep pushing back when he thinks Trump is out of bounds. REP. PAUL RYAN (R-WI), Speaker of the House ...
... that Donald Trump would disparage the Khan family." And there were more. Missouri's Roy Blunt, Ohio's Rob Portman, Pennsylvania's Pat Toomey, and Wisconsin's Ron Johnson all today separated themselves from Trump. And, notably, a group usually far outside politics, the Veterans of Foreign wars, or VFW ...
... Humayun Khan, and all the Americans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, deserve our deepest respect and gratitude." -- Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. "The Khan family, like all Americans who lose loved ones in the defense of our country, deserve our gratitude and honor. Anything else is ...
... is part of a series of court challenges against voter ID laws seen in recent weeks in the country, following court decisions in Texas and Wisconsin. Since the last election cycle, North Carolina was one of 17 states that had enacted stricter voting laws ahead of the presidential election in ...
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