Clinton led Trump 44 percent to 40 percent, according to the Oct. 14-20 Reuters/Ipsos poll, a 4-point lead. That compared with 44 percent for Clinton and 37 percent for Trump in the Oct. 7-13 poll released last week.This was after the bad news about Trump's potty mouth comments. Reuters' interpretation of the finding is interesting.
The polling data showed Trump's argument that the Nov. 8 election is "rigged" against him has resonated with members of his party.Their reading - Clinton lost no support, but Trump gained back some lost support, people who had responded "undecided" or "third party" a week earlier. That makes sense, perhaps as the furor died down more Trump supporters were willing to admit their support, felt less social pressure to deny supporting him.
I look forward to reading the text of Trump's major speech in Gettysburg scheduled today. He will reveal his plan for the first 100 days of a Trump presidency. Maybe it will never happen, but maybe he (and we) will get lucky, eh? In true "master persuader" style Trump calls it his "closing argument."
