Re: Campaign 2016 Part XVII: If debates are great theater, I think this one closes e
It seems as though the Clinton campaign has gone a little on the quiet side, and I hope she is not simply deciding to play four-corners while the clock runs out. Monmouth released a national poll today that shows her lead, while still beyond the margin of error at 7 points, has narrowed in recent weeks. The same poll 3 weeks ago had her with a 13 point lead. Surprising to me because last week in Reno she gave what I thought was one of her better addresses of the campaign, and it attacked Trump on the very issues he needs to be attacked on. Trump, on the other hand, appears to have done nothing new. He made outrageous statements about black voters, had still more turmoil on his staff, and even signaled a policy shift on immigration that should have fooled none of the people who doubt his fitness but is rumored to have angered some of the white nationalist support he was enjoying.
I still maintain Clinton is one new serious scandal or successful terrorist attack away from blowing this campaign. At this point it sometimes appears she is employing as her main campaign strategy the belief that the types of people most likely to support Trump are the same people who historically have been less likely to vote in great numbers. It reminds me of Brian Kelly's coaching strategy after 6 seasons at the helm around here. Sure we'll probably beat teams like Army and Syracuse by simply making it to the stadium in time for the kickoff, but I can also point to at least a half dozen games where that thinking was employed and the games ended in defeat. At some point Tulsa is gonna come into your stadium, intercept a stupid pass and walk out with a win.
