{"id":13864,"date":"2016-10-22T04:54:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T04:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=13864"},"modified":"2016-10-22T04:54:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T04:54:00","slug":"hillary-clinton-makes-pitch-for-mandate-and-a-swing-state-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/hillary-clinton-makes-pitch-for-mandate-and-a-swing-state-sweep.html","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Clinton Makes Pitch for Mandate and a Swing-State Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hillary Clinton Makes Pitch for Mandate and a Swing-State Sweep<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Hillary Clinton Makes Pitch for Mandate and a Swing-State Sweep:-<\/strong> Hillary Clinton entered the final phase of her campaign on Friday, working to ensure a victory that is decisive enough to earn a mandate for her presidency and a surge of voters to help Democrats win congressional races.<\/span><\/p>\n

Emerging from a nine-day absence from the trail, Mrs. Clinton seized on the momentum of her performance in the final presidential debate, choosing Ohio \u2014 a battleground state where she has struggled the most against Donald J. Trump \u2014 as her first stop on a four-day swing. With new polls showing Mrs. Clinton closing in on Mr. Trump in the state, her campaign is glimpsing the opportunity for a clean sweep of traditional swing states.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reminding voters of Mr. Trump\u2019s refusal in Wednesday\u2019s debate to say definitively he would accept the outcome on Election Day, Mrs. Clinton said that as secretary of state she had visited countries whose leaders jailed political opponents and invalidated elections they did not win. \u201cWe know in our country the difference between leadership and dictatorship,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

She also portrayed herself as <\/span>a the candidate who could attract independent, undecided and even Republican voters unhappy with Mr. Trump\u2019s campaign. \u201cI want to say something to people who may be reconsidering their support <\/span>of my opponent,\u201d she said. \u201cI know you still may have questions for me, I respect that. I want to answer them. I want to earn your vote.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Her stop here marked the start of a rare <\/span>multiday tour of swing states as the Clinton campaign revved up its efforts to decisively defeat Mr. Trump on Nov. 8, including releasing a powerful minute-long ad featuring Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq. The ad featuring Mr. Khan, who was attacked by Mr. Trump after he spoke at the Democratic convention, will run in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, as well as other crucial states.<\/span><\/p>\n

With Mrs. Clinton holding a healthy lead in most national polls, Democrats have turned their focus to trying to ensure victory by as large a margin as possible, deploying Michelle Obama in Arizona and President Obama in Florida. The larger the victory, the less Mr. <\/span>Trump and his supporters can claim foul play, Mrs. Clinton\u2019s allies said.<\/span><\/p>\n

A month ago, Ohio seemed to be aligning as a Trump stronghold, as its large bloc of white working-class voters responded to Mr. Trump\u2019s economic populism and America-first message. But the state is now back in play, with a poll from Suffolk University in Boston showing a tied race.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs. Clinton\u2019s afternoon rally at a community college in Cleveland, the heart of Democratic strength in Ohio, was aimed at increasing early voting, which began last week.<\/span><\/p>\n

While early voting has traditionally been a Democratic strength in Ohio, the data shows potential complications for Mrs. Clinton on this front. Requests for early ballots are down 22.3 percent in Cuyahoga County, where Cleveland is, compared with the same period in 2012. Requests are also off 12.7 percent in Franklin County, which includes Columbus, the capital, according to data compiled by Michael McDonald, a University of Florida professor who studies voter turnout.<\/span><\/p>\n

A decided advantage for Mrs. Clinton here is the strength of Democrats\u2019 grass-roots efforts. The party has leased 93 offices statewide, according to Chris Wyant, the Clinton campaign director in Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Trump\u2019s Ohio director cut ties recently with the state\u2019s Republican chairman, Matt Borges, over Mr. Borges\u2019s sharply worded public doubts about Mr. Trump. \u201cThey have an internal civil war on the Republican side,\u201d Brian Fallon, Mrs. Clinton\u2019s press secretary, told reporters here.<\/span><\/p>\n

He added that two weeks ago, Mr. Trump was slightly ahead in the state. \u201cBut Ohio is really a symbol of the progress we\u2019ve made in the past two weeks since the first debate,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ohio is not essential to Mrs. Clinton\u2019s road to the White House. She could lose it and still romp through the Electoral <\/span>College given her dominance in other swing states like Virginia, <\/span>Pennsylvania and Colorado, according to polls.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Trump spent the day hopscotching to rallies in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, a state where Mrs. Clinton has built a formidable lead. While he projected a subdued confidence at a rally in Fletcher, N.C., he also seemed to prepare for at least the possibility of an Election Day loss.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what kind of shape I\u2019m in, but I\u2019ll be happy, and at least I will have known, win, lose or draw \u2014 and I\u2019m almost sure, if the people come out, we\u2019re going to win \u2014 I will be happy with myself,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

At his rally in Fletcher, he offered a slightly more restrained version of his typically freewheeling speech, largely hewing to his prepared remarks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gone were his complaints of a \u201crigged\u201d and \u201cstolen\u201d election \u2014 they have drawn condemnation by Democrats and Republicans alike \u2014 and he did not, as he has recently, try to counter accusations from the 10 women who have come forward to accuse him of inappropriate sexual advances.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Trump campaign has said that it plans to increase Mr. Trump\u2019s schedule in the final weeks, potentially holding as many as six rallies a day. Mr. Trump explained that he wanted to have no regrets, should he lose.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to think back, \u2018If only I did one more rally, I would have won North Carolina by 500 votes instead of losing it by 200 votes.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Later, again seeming to acknowledge that he might not win the White House, he grumbled, \u201cWhat a waste of time if we don\u2019t pull this off.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Trump\u2019s team increasingly views North Carolina as a state that is critical to a victory in November, along with others like Florida, <\/span>Ohio and Pennsylvania. Mr. Trump\u2019s running mate, Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana, visited the same town just last week.<\/span><\/p>\n

At a rally later on Friday in Johnstown, Pa., Mr. Trump took the stage with a renewed vigor \u2014 \u201cI just got caught in the rain,\u201d he bellowed, \u201chow does my hair look?\u201d \u2014 and he returned to his theme of a \u201crigged system.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking to a crowd in the mill town, Mr. Trump cast himself as the champion of Pennsylvania\u2019s working class. \u201cThe iron and steels forged in your mills formed the backbone of our nation,\u201d he said, promising to bring prosperity back to the region. \u201cYou were the leading steel producer in the United States \u2014 did you know that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In Cleveland, Mrs. Clinton accused Mr. Trump of buying Chinese-made steel for his high-rise buildings. \u201cI\u2019m going to let Donald try to explain himself to the steelworker filing for unemployment,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seemingly energized by the more raucous Pennsylvania crowd, Mr. Trump ended his rally with a call to victory. \u201cWe will win,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will shock the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, Mr. Trump, who, on the eve of a campaign trip to Scotland, admitted he did not really understand the nuances of the \u201cBrexit\u201d vote, ended with an ebullient rallying cry by predicting an upset victory. His win in November, he said, would be \u201cBrexit-plus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But a full day of events seemed to drain some of the energy from Mr. Trump, whose mood often rises on the strength of his crowds. At his final rally of the day, in Newtown, Pa., the Republican nominee began well ahead of schedule, spoke for just 30 minutes and wrapped up his speech at 7:31 p.m. \u2014 exactly one minute after he was originally slated to take the stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/22\/us\/politics\/donald-trump-hillary-clinton.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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