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54%
Of the electorate say they personally feel threatened by the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency (54%) and 61% feel threatened by Islamic terrorists, according to a new Monmouth poll. About 4-in-10 feel their way of life is threatened by the prospect of a Hillary Clinton presidency (42%), by the policies of the Republican Party (43%), or by the policies of the Democratic Party (39%). Just 28% say their personal way of life is under threat from illegal immigrants from Mexico.
75%
Of Florida political insiders expect Clinton will win Florida, according to a Tampa Bay Times Florida Insider Poll this week. “At the same, however, an even more overwhelming majority of the political consultants, fundraisers, academics and the like surveyed — almost 80 percent — expect Republican Marco Rubio will win reelection in November.”
48% to 45%
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has a three-point lead over Rep. Patrick Murphy in the U.S. Senate race, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Last month Rubio led by 13 points.
[RNC Chairman Reince] Priebus was on vacation when he learned that Trump had declined to endorse Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House and a close friend. The chairman had a frank message for the nominee, according to two Republican officials briefed on the call. Priebus told Trump that internal GOP polling suggested he was on track to lose the election. And if Trump didn’t turn around his campaign over the coming weeks, the Republican National Committee would consider redirecting party resources and machinery to House and Senate races.
4th
Donald Trump’s place in the presidential race, trailing Hillary Clinton, Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein among black voters. Harry Enten: “It wasn’t that long ago that Donald Trump liked to boast about his support from black voters… But Trump is polling worse among black voters than almost every single Republican presidential nominee since 1948 in polls taken between the party conventions and Election Day.”
I think I’ll write in the name Jeb Bush.
— Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), telling the Miami Herald that she isn’t going to vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton for president, but she has no plans to vote for a third party candidate.
