Clinton Leads Polling Ahead of Second Presidential Debate

“Donald Trump does not represent me or my party”. Cruz’s chief campaign strategist, Jason Johnson, suggested Trump’s words were in keeping with other inflammatory remarks he’s made over the course of the campaign, but a heartfelt apology might be a good strategy.

By Saturday evening, no fewer than 36 Republican members of Congress and governors who had not previously ruled out supporting Trump disavowed his candidacy. Sunday’s showdown offers her a chance to hit Trump when he is down and to deliver a closing argument about why his current troubles validate the central theme of her campaign, that he lacks the temperament and character required of a president in the Oval Office.

Hours before a make-or-break presidential debate, a defiant Donald Trump unleashed an aggressive – and politically unsafe – personal attack on Democrat Hillary Clinton Sunday by seizing on unsubstantiated rape allegations levied against her husband years ago.

Several other Republicans took the extraordinary step of revoking support for their party’s nominee.

Lee is among a growing number of Republicans who’ve called for Trump to step aside following the release of a recording in which Trump makes crude comments about women.

Rival syndicated entertainment shows like “Extra!”, “Inside Edition” and “Entertainment Tonight” are searching for their own newsworthy footage of Mr. Trump, though there are no indications that they have found equally explosive material. Trump was trailing in the polls even before the scandal broke, and since then he’s been hemorrhaging support from Republican elites, some of whom are now calling on him to withdraw from the race entirely, even though the election is only 30 days away.

The fresh controversy adds an air of unpredictability over the 9 p.m. EDT debate at Washington University in St. Louis, the second of three scheduled presidential debates as the long-running USA election contest enters its final weeks.

Dave Robertson, professor and chair of Department of Political Science at the University of Missouri, believed that “it looks like that Trump is unlikely to do anything to overcome the problem”.

“And I moved on her very heavily”, Trump continued. Second, they can make a pitch to undecided voters.

The division within the party could also cause serious damage to Republican Congressional candidates. If that’s true, Clinton will win the suburbs of American cities, which cast half the votes in the election. “Those suburbs would carry her to victory”, Robertson said. Kelly Ayotte said of her 12-year-old daughter during a press conference Sunday. “I said it, I was wrong, and I apologize”, Trump said, looking into the camera. “The only unknown that remains to be seen is to what extend he is going to be aggressive”. Just not sure many will remember the remorse after he torches Bill and Hillary (Clinton) for different versions of the same offense.

According to Politico, enough was enough for McCain who had stated he had originally meant to support the Republican nominee, but could not bring himself to do so any longer.

An average of national polls compiled by RealClearPolitics.com has Clinton in the lead by 4.5 percentage points. But according to polls by ABC News/SSRS and Politico/Morning Consult, voters have not been as quick to jump from the Trump ship.

The 90-minute, commercial-free event is being broadcast from St. Louis, Missouri.

It now appears that Trump may do exactly that on Sunday.

In the 2005 video clip, the Republican presidential nominee recalled his failed attempts to seduce a married woman.

“Voter turnout of each party’s base will decide the election”, Shapiro said.

Mr Trump has long hinted he would raise Bill Clinton’s sexual history at debates.

Governor John Kasich of OH, a contender in the Republican primaries, said Trump’s comments were “disgusting” and that “our country deserves better”.

Trump predicted Saturday that the controversy would blow over.