| As political junkies, we're supposed to wait a few weeks after the conventions to wait for things to settle down and see how things have shaken out. That's great news for Donald Trump, who has had a terrible post-convention stretch -- bad poll numbers, a few key Republicans endorsing Hillary Clinton, and an ongoing feud with a Gold Star family -- and it hasn't even been a week yet. But hey, he did get a Purple Heart yesterday. That has to take the edge off things. |
| Obama going all-in betting against Trump |
| President Obama started off Tuesday by reverse-psychologying Republicans into backing Donald Trump. |
| "The question I think (Republican leaders) have to ask themselves is, if you are repeatedly having to say in very strong terms that what he has said is unacceptable, why are you still endorsing him?" he said. Obama, beloved by both Democrats and other Democrats , is under no illusion that he's going to sway a bunch of Republican politicians to bail on Trump. But getting them to dig in their heels and double down on Trump? That, on the other hand, is quite possible. |
| Basically, Obama is betting that he can unite the Republicans behind Trump -- and unite them in defeat, from the White House to Congress to governors' mansions and state legislatures. Of course, this ploy only works if Trump's poll numbers begin to slip. Speaking of ... |
| Hillary and poll results are pals again |
| Same-sex marriage, free trade, child deportation ... whatever's popular, Hillary's all for it! So it was awkward for a few days following the Republican National Convention when Trump's popularity surged, which likely made Hillary want to start backing him. But the latest batch of surveys following both conventions have Clinton back out to a solid lead. NBC News/SurveyMonkey shows Clinton up by 8 in a head-to-head matchup with Trump, and up by 4 in a four-way matchup including Gary Johnson and Jill Stein. Two other polls showed similar upbeat numbers for Hillary: CNN/ORC has her leading by 9 in the head-to-head matchup and by 8 in the four-way contest, while The Economist/YouGov poll has her up by 3 vs. Trump, and up by 5 vs. Trump, Johnson and Stein. |
| It's getting hot in here (but please, both of you, stay fully clothed) |
| "(Human activity) could have a minor impact, but nothing, nothing to what they're talking about."
-Donald Trump on The O'Reilly Factor, July 26 |
| "I believe climate change is real and that we can save our planet while creating millions of good-paying clean energy jobs."
-Hillary Clinton, July 28 |
| Concern about global warming tends to spike when there's no incumbent president in the White House, and this year is no exception. A Gallup poll in March showed that 64% of the country is concerned about climate change, with 59% saying it has already begun. So what now? Among Clinton's proposals are half-billion solar panels by the end of her term, and having renewable energy power all American homes within 10 years. Trump, meanwhile, says it's a minor issue that's having a major impact on jobs. "We're adhering to these very strict rules," Trump said on The O'Reilly Factor , "and you look at China, and you look at all of these other countries -- practically all of them -- they're not adhering to the rules ... our companies are unable to compete." Republicans have been more focused on energy independence, which means support for fracking and coal energy and a revival of plans for the Keystone XL Pipeline. |
| Environmentalists and energy independence advocates, this is your big moment ... if the pattern holds, we're probably not going to care about this again until 2024. |
| More from the campaign trail |
| • | CEO, two others out at Democratic National Committee after anti-Bernie email scandal. Hillary still in as nominee, though (USA TODAY OnPolitics) | | • | Trump says he fears electoral process will be 'rigged' against him. 'Not rigged enough,' says Jeb (USA TODAY OnPolitics) | | • | Paul Ryan on Trump endorsement in May: 'I'm not there right now.' Trump on Ryan endorsement yesterday: 'I'm not quite there yet' (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) | | • | Team Trump accuses Obama of time travel (USA TODAY OnPolitics) | | • | Tim Kaine is just fine with everyone calling him 'America's stepdad,' wants to take us all fishing (The Des Moines Register) | | • | Chris Christie says Khan family has 'the right to say whatever they want' about Trump. Trump plans to have words with Christie when he gets back with the dry cleaning (Asbury Park Press) | |
| Fork lickin' good |
| In the latest edition of "Trump eats fast food on a plane," the Twitterverse raged Monday night about the merits of KFC vs. Popeyes, as well as why someone would eat fried chicken with a knife and fork. Hillary Clinton responded by eating a KFC Famous Bowl with her bare hands. |
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