“You look at the states [Barack] Obama won and wonder, well, where would Hillary Clinton have a problem and where does Donald Trump have problems? And the truth is, Donald Trump is not showing strength in any of the big states that he would need in order to actually get to 270. And Hillary Clinton is showing herself to be remarkably stable in all the states that she needs.” NeedsWellsLooksDoeStatesProblemBigsOrderWonderTrumpTruth IsClintonBarackStable Author:Bill Burton
“While Donald Trump is showing some strength in places like Iowa, it's just not enough to get him close to getting the electoral votes that he needs to win.” NeedsEnoughWinningTrumpVoteIowa Author:Bill Burton
“Monica Langley has a great piece in The Wall Street Journal about how they're trying to create different kinds of moments for Donald Trump, as opposed to just him shouting at rallies. They're trying to get him in classrooms, and in churches, and in diners and places where he can make a more personal connection.” TryingKindDifferentMomentsChurchPiecesStreetsWallTrumpConnectionsDifferent KindsClassroomJournalShoutingDinersMonicaWall Street JournalPersonal Connection Author:Bill Burton
“Donald Trump in a church getting interrupted by the pastor because he started attacking Hillary Clinton.” PastChurchTrumpClintonPastorAttackingInterrupted Author:Bill Burton
“I think that if he [Donald Trump] does really want to make gains, if he does want to find a path to those voters who are in the middle, then he needs to do different things than just do these rallies.” IfsThinkingWantNeedsDoeDifferentPathMiddleTrumpGainsDifferent ThingsVoters Author:Bill Burton
“[Donald Trump] is still pretty limited in the effect that he can have because he so disqualified himself with such a large number of voters that I don't think that there is an actual a path to victory for him. But he is at least doing a better - engaging in a better strategy than he had previously.” ThinkingStillsNumbersPathEffectsTrumpVictoryStrategyVotersEngagingLarge Numbers Author:Bill Burton
“I don't think that the folks who are in the middle look at the conversation over whether or not Donald Trump's campaign is racist or whether or not Hillary Clinton should use that term to describe some of his supporters made sense, I don't think that the folks in the middle are looking at that debate.” ThinkingShouldLooksMadeUseTermMiddleTrumpConversationClintonFolksCampaignsDebateRacistSupporter Author:Bill Burton