The USC Dornsife\/Los Angeles Times Presidential Poll is a rolling poll that is updated daily. It\u2019s based on a 3,000 eligible voters. Today Donald Trump is ahead of Hillary Clinton 45% to 43%. What does this mean? Well, actually who knows. What it means to me is that a non-republican polling group has Trump ahead. To me that makes it credible. It doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s definitely winning. But it does mean that those ridiculous polls by every left wing pollster imaginable showing Hillary ahead by 10% or 15% or even 20 % are a bunch of crap.<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s important. It means the drive by media will attempt another hit piece about Trump eating baby unicorns. It also means that Louisiana and the other bad news for democrats stories have had some traction. Labor Day is getting close and it\u2019s time for the campaigns to switch into high gear. Expect endless political commercials and endless democrat outrage at anything Trump says. Well, it\u2019s time for him to up his game. And based on the last week\u2019s worth of speeches (in Milwaukee and Louisiana) I think he might be ready.<\/p>\n
Hopefully Trump\u2019s folks are ready to start spending money on advertising. I just hope they use it to go for the throat. Playing it safe isn\u2019t what got him this far and it isn\u2019t what he needs to pull ahead. The appeal to black voters was smart and also innovative. It speaks to the fundamental weakness of the democrat coalition. A few more jabs like that would put a good scare into the dems and might even get some votes from unexpected quarters.<\/p>\n
I think focusing on the Millennials would be a very smart move. They are the primary recipients of the Obama economic meltdown. The Bernie voters are still out there and ripe for the picking. Another good move might be focusing on some cultural factors. Playing up the political correctness aspects of progressive organizations and groups and how they restrict the freedom of everyday people would seem to be fertile ground for campaigning.<\/p>\n
Finally I think pointing up the most obnoxious qualities and policies of Obama (IRS attacks, executive orders putting coal miners out of work) is a political winner. So prepare for the two-fold narrative push:<\/p>\n
1) Hillary is already a \u201clock.\u201d<\/p>\n
2) Have you heard the latest Trump gaffe?<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what the Trump campaign needs to push back on. Hopefully they\u2019ve put together a good strategy. If there are going to be debates I expect that will be Hillary\u2019s weakest link. She\u2019s not very good off the cuff. The only thing he has to be careful about is looking to mean to the old bag.<\/p>\n
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