{"id":11372,"date":"2016-09-14T12:08:42","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T12:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=11372"},"modified":"2016-09-14T12:10:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T12:10:15","slug":"trump-seeks-to-capitalize-on-clintons-troubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/politics\/trump-seeks-to-capitalize-on-clintons-troubles.html","title":{"rendered":"Trump seeks to capitalize on Clinton’s troubles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump seeks to capitalize on Clinton’s troubles<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Trump seeks to capitalize on Clinton’s troubles:-<\/strong> Republicans have plenty of advice for Donald Trump about how he should best capitalize as Hillary Clinton suffers one of her worst stretches of the general election campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clinton has been laid low by a bout of pneumonia dramatically revealed by video footage of her being helped into a van in a state of near-collapse in New York City on Sunday. The Democratic presidential nominee is off the campaign trail until Thursday to recuperate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before that drama erupted, Clinton had been under fire for describing half of her Republican opponent\u2019s supporters as belonging to a \u201cbasket of deplorables.\u201d <\/span>
\nClinton has also seen polls narrow significantly, with her lead in national averages down to less than 3 points from its recent peak at around 8 points.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Hillary<\/p>\n

GOP strategists argue that the \u201cdeplorables\u201d comment is much more fertile ground for Trump than Clinton\u2019s health, which is difficult for an opponent to talk about directly without risking a backlash.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fact that Trump is out on the campaign trail while his opponent has to rest is an important advantage in and of itself, they add. Some suggest that part of the reason the polls started to close last month was because of Clinton\u2019s relatively low profile on the trail \u2014 she spent a lot of time at private fundraising events \u2014 and they are cautiously optimistic that the GOP nominee can now reel in the rest of the former secretary of State\u2019s lead.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things that allowed him to come back and close that convention bounce [for Clinton] was the fact that she was out in Hollywood and other places at fundraisers,\u201d said Greg Mueller, a conservative strategist who supports Trump but is not affiliated with his campaign. \u201cHe has had a good six weeks here, and it looks like she is not going to be able to be campaigning vigorously. It seems like her pace is not his pace.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Democrats raise several counter-arguments. On Tuesday, President Obama hit the campaign trail for Clinton with a rally in Philadelphia, and cable networks gave primacy to him in their coverage as a Trump event was beginning in Iowa around the same time. Events headlined by Clinton often struggle to get equivalent media attention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Obama is the biggest name on the roster of A-list surrogates upon whom Clinton can call, a list that also features former President Clinton and current first lady Michelle Obama, as well as Clinton\u2019s running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine. Trump has few surrogates of similar wattage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clinton\u2019s absence from campaigning will be brief, and there are as yet no polls that indicate how her stumble in New York has played with the electorate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Democrats also note that Trump himself has not been especially transparent about his health, releasing only a brief letter from a physician that was widely derided for its extravagant turns of phrase. On Tuesday, Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway cast doubt on whether Trump would produce much more information, telling MSNBC\u2019s Andrea Mitchell, \u201cI don\u2019t know why we need such extensive medical reporting when we all have a right to privacy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Trump<\/p>\n

Still, Republicans who have previously been frustrated by Trump\u2019s apparent inability to show restraint are encouraged by his conduct since Clinton fell ill. He has avoided making any incendiary comments on the matter, instead focusing on the \u201cbasket of deplorables\u201d remark.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile my opponent slams you as deplorable and irredeemable, I call you hard-working American patriots who love your country,\u201d Trump told a rally in North Carolina on Monday. His campaign also released an ad picking up on Clinton\u2019s comment. The ad is being included in existing Trump ad buys in Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n

GOP strategist and Hill contributor Matt Mackowiak said Clinton\u2019s remark \u201cdoes do lasting damage and is one we\u2019re going to see referenced again and again. \u2026 No person believes they are deplorable, and I\u2019m sure that more than half of Trump\u2019s supporters think she called them deplorable. When you make a blanket statement about a large group of people, you are in dangerous territory.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Trump campaign\u2019s latest moves are widely seen as part of a more disciplined approach since Conway became campaign manager about a month ago, after Paul Manafort was ousted as campaign chairman.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are other signs of a more traditional approach, as well, such as the visit by Trump\u2019s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, to party colleagues on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The images of Pence with GOP leaders such as Speaker Paul Ryan (Wis.), as well as the warm words Ryan used, suggested a party that was at least able to present a unified face in support of Trump\u2019s candidacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

GOP strategists are now looking forward to the presidential debates with far more confidence than they were just a few weeks ago. If Trump can enter debate season in a near dead heat with Clinton, they assert, he can yet win this year\u2019s turbulent race.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf he comes out of those debates not losing who he is, but also comes off as very presidential, people will start looking at him as a president. That is all he needs to do,\u201d said Mueller. \u201cIt is not an easy thing, but that\u2019s what he needs to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/295803-trump-seeks-to-capitalize-on-clintons-troubles<\/span><\/p>\n

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