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Online Poll FWIW: AZ: Trump 46; Clinton 41; Johnson 9; Stein 1 NV: Trump 47; Clinton 44; Johnson 6 WA: Clinton 44; Trump 32; Johnson 16 CA: Clinton 62 Trump 34; Johnson2 2; Stein 1 Insights West is a progressive, Western-based, full-service marketing research company. It exists to serve the market with insights-driven research solutions and interpretive analysis through leading-edge tools, normative databases, and senior-level expertise across a broad range of public and private sector organizations. Insights West is based in Vancouver and Calgary.

Hillary's campaign has one of its slogans: Love Trumps Hate. What is going on here? I think I have figured out what she is doing.

The author is The New Yorker's politics and foreign affairs staff writer, with a particular interest and background about China; however, this article takes a broad view of the many areas in which a Trump presidency may impact our foreign relations and standing. It touches on what Donald Trump is likely to do from Day One, and the likelihood of success in various issues, such as turning back Obama's executive orders, limiting immigration, and cutting the size of government.

Hillary Clinton heads toward the first general election debate in strong position against Donald Trump in their battle for the presidency, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows. Among likely voters, Clinton draws 43 percent support to 37 percent for Trump, 10 percent for Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson, and 3 percent for Green Party nominee Jill Stein. Respondents "revealed a hardening of personal dislike and professional uncertainty about Donald Trump," said Democratic pollster Peter Hart, who conducts the NBC/WSJ survey.

Donald Trump narrowly leads Hillary Clinton in the battleground states of Nevada, North Carolina, and Ohio. That’s according to Fox News statewide likely voter polls conducted Sunday through Tuesday evenings. Trump is helped by strong support from working-class white voters, while Clinton is hurt by a lackluster performance among younger voters and women. In each state, Trump’s advantage is within the margin of sampling error.

How is the divide between truth and authenticity affecting this presidential cycle? So we have this culture where you understandably value the people you perceive to be truth-tellers in order to avoid liars and manipulators—and then what? The best way to manipulate a crowd very quickly becomes explicitly arguing that everyone who disagrees with you is a lying manipulator. I call this hyper-sincerity. There were versions of it in ancient Athens and we have our own version now. We see it most clearly in speakers who claim their opponents are full of rhetoric and that they alone can be trusted...

So this weirdness just happened on our way to Hoboken at 7AM this morning on the New Jersey Turnpike. On 1630 AM radio, a voice keeps repeating "Trump will go 26th". It went on for at least 5 minutes from when the radio tuned it in while scanning. Near the Newark airport I78 part of Turnpike. Just landed in a Jason Bourne movie.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fq_OYmLC3w    

9/18/12: D-97,001; R-14,909; I-30,083 9/21/16: D-47,449; R-17,254; I-18,326

Tonight, Sean Hannity is doing a town hall with Trump aimed at the black community. He was asked about Stop And Frisk. This appears to be causing controversy on Twitter already (just released transcript), so I imagine there will be a lot of discussion about this. Per Chris Snyder of Fox News: NEW - @realDonaldTrump tells @seanhannity tonight on @FoxNews he'd use stop-and-frisk to end violence in black communities AUDIENCE MEMBER: I had a question about, there's been a lot of violence in the black community- I want to know, what would you do to help stop that violence, you...

<p>KOGELO, Kenya — In Barack Obama's ancestral home here, excited residents are preparing to go to the polls next month for what has become a tradition every four years since their favorite son became president: a mock election. But not everybody is supporting his choice for a successor.</p>

“Time spent arguing is, oddly enough, almost never wasted.” - Christopher Hitchens The impending presidential debates are likely to be the best attended in the history of American politics. The viewing and listening audience will set a standard for political discussions past and future. At this point, the draw is Donald Trump. Love him or hate him, Trump is a candidate who packs a house and elevates the ratings. Whether or not the Trump “draw” translates into votes remains to be seen. Ironically, Trump’s negatives may be the new positive. Those so-called “undecideds,” might be a closet demographic, folks who...

A combined 69 percent of American voters say they have concerns about Donald Trump's comments and language on women, immigrants and Muslims, including more than half who have "major" concerns, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. That's compared with a combined 64 percent of voters who say they have concerns about Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state.

Who will win Florida's 29 EVs? Current Projection: Trump +0.1, Weak GOP Gain Updated September 21, 2016 Race Overview Updated September 12, 2016 - The Sunshine State is painted pink today after a pair of polls pushed the aggregate average just barely into Trump territory. Five polls have been released in September, and they all show a very competitive race here. Trump's advantage is thanks to a JMC Analytics poll giving him a 4-point edge. The other four polls all show the margin at 1 or 2 points or tied. As always, the drama will be thick in Florida on...

Subtitle: He promises tax reductions, child care, repeal of Affordable Care Act Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, during his stump speech today at the Stranahan Theater in South Toledo, boasted he would replace the "failed and corrupt establishment" of the nation and that he would terminate all "job-killing" orders from the Obama Administration.

Members of the Egyptian delegation to the United Nations blasted Hillary Clinton just a day after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met with both Clinton and Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump. They also had high praise for Trump—and while not an official endorsement, it is a positive outcome for Trump’s first and only meeting with Muslim world leaders thus far. Egyptian officials expressed frustration and outrage over the Obama administration’s support of the Muslim Brotherhood and expressed concern that a Clinton administration would continue to undermine Egyptian efforts to dismantle Brotherhood terrorists attempting to destabilize the democratically elected Egyptian government.

MILWAUKEE -- The results of the latest Marquette University Law School Poll are in. This poll interviewed 802 registered voters in Wisconsin from September 15-18. Of those, 677 said they were likely to vote. It found that Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump among likely voters in Wisconsin, 44 percent to 42 percent. However, 12 percent of likely voters said they won’t vote for either Clinton or Trump, will not vote or don’t know yet.

Sunday at the Men’s Day program hosted at Union Temple Baptist Church in Washington, DC, Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan said to President Barack Obama, “Your people are suffering and dying in the streets,” of Chicago, so “you failed to do what should have been done.” Farrakhan continued by saying it is time to let Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump do “what he wants to because he is not destroying your legacy.”

And her own words prove it Every once in a while, a candidate makes an argument so perfectly constructed - so inarguable - that it absolutely decimates their opponent’s position. Donald Trump did just this when he called out Hillary for casting aspersions against his supporters. You’ll recall that Hillary thinks half of all Trump voters are “deplorable and irredeemable.” That’s some tough talk - much tougher than anything we’ve heard her say about the Islamic fascists who are currently oppressing people all over the planet. So Trump asked: How many of those people would Hillary say are “Deplorable and...

Democrat Hillary Clinton continued to hold a lead over Republican Donald Trump in Wisconsin's presidential battle, while Democrat Russ Feingold increased his lead over Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in their pivotal contest, according to Wednesday's Marquette University Law School Poll. Among likely voters, those who say they're going to the polls, Clinton had 44% and Trump had 42%. Twelve percent haven't made a decision