September 16, 2016

Weird and Wild Stuff

"This shouldn't be close, but it's close," President Obama told the audience at a fundraiser this week in New York. "The presidential race, we should win. But Donald Trump got the nomination, so weird stuff happens."

How weird? The president's approval rating is at 51 percent, unemployment is at 4.9 percent, incomes rose in 2015, Democrats lead the generic ballot, and the Republican presidential nominee is historically unpopular. Yet Donald Trump is closing in on Hillary Clinton, narrowing her lead to two points in the Real Clear Politics average. The battleground states are tight as well.

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