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Honestly, I feel like blacks would leave the Democratic Party enmasse if the first black President was defeated for denomination for no discernible reason by angry old Jewish guy from Vermont.

It's a timeline, dude. Chill. Also, the AA coalition existed before Obama was a household name; why would it just dissolve?

[Bigby]

Why is this feeling like OTL 2016 crashed hard into 2012? I love it.

[swky_0rn]

Bernie  vrs  Obama vrs trump I like!

[JonathanSwift]

Fascinating. Please continue.

[ProgressiveCanadian]

Fascinating. Please continue.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

Honestly, I feel like blacks would leave the Democratic Party enmasse if the first black President was defeated for denomination for no discernible reason by angry old Jewish guy from Vermont.

It's a timeline, dude. Chill. Also, the AA coalition existed before Obama was a household name; why would it just dissolve?

Lol duh. A brilliantly written one too, as NHI'a always are.

[NHI]

Honestly, I feel like blacks would leave the Democratic Party enmasse if the first black President was defeated for denomination for no discernible reason by angry old Jewish guy from Vermont.

It's a timeline, dude. Chill. Also, the AA coalition existed before Obama was a household name; why would it just dissolve?

Lol duh. A brilliantly written one too, as NHI'a always are.

Thanks.

[NHI]

BLOOMBERG PLEDGES A 50 STATE CAMPAIGN, WILL SPEND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS

Speaking at a press conference in New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who recently announced his independent bid for President lambasted the nominations of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders of their respective parties. "The political parties have snapped or something, I mean this is insane. Donald Trump, the Republican nominee and Bernie Sanders the Democratic nominee? The American people deserve a third choice. They deserve another way instead of allowing the two extremes of both the right and the left defining agenda." Bloomberg pledges to campaign in all fifty states and will spend hundreds of millions of dollars of his own money to wage a competitive and "hopefully successful campaign."

Polls show Bloomberg trailing the Republican front runner and Bernie Sanders. Though he is running competitive in New York, New Jersey and in New Hampshire.

NBC/WSJ Poll: 2012 General Election

New York: Trump +7

Trump: 31%
Sanders: 24%
Bloomberg: 21%

New Jersey: Trump +6/center]

Trump: 30%

Sanders: 24%

Bloomberg: 19%

New Hampshire: Trump +3

Trump: 30%
Sanders: 27%
Bloomberg: 15%

National Polls: June 2012

Trump: 36%

Sanders: 28%

Bloomberg: 14%

Sanders on his opponents: "They're both billionaires"

Bernie Sanders offered a retort to his primary opponents in the general election. "They're both billionaires. They don't understand the problems facing working people. If we want this country to become an oligarchy then there are the choices: Trump and Bloomberg."

[NHI]

Sanders Names Jim Webb as his choice for Vice President

In an effort to unite a badly fractured Democratic party, Bernie Sanders asked Virginia Senator Jim Webb to join his ticket. Webb, who has military experience and served in the Reagan Administration is seen by many pundits as an attempt by Sanders to draw support from more moderates and perhaps Republicans turned off by Donald Trump's harsh rhetoric.

DONALD TRUMP: "I'll be announcing my pick for Vice President soon and it'll be a great pick."

[NHI]

TRUMP SELECTS MA SEN. SCOTT BROWN FOR VICE PRESIDENT

In a surprise pick, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has selected Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown as his running mate. Trump calls Brown, "an average guys he understands we cannot allow the political class and the stupid people to keep ruining our country." Brown is currently serving out the remainder of the Senate term vacated by the late Ted Kennedy. Brown is running for reelection to the Senate for a full term and pledges to continue his senate campaign, while running for Vice President.

Scott Brown shocked the political world in 2010, when he won a surprising upset in the Senate race to fill the vacancy by Kennedy. He rocketed to the top of Republican party politics, but in the Senate has largely conducted himself as a moderate, often working together with his fellow Democrats to find compromise and build consensus. Brown, a pro-choice Republican could pose some challenge with more conservative at the Republican Convention, but given Trump has defied political convention throughout his run, it seems Brown's nomination will likely not be a problem.

The selection of Brown is an interesting choice for Trump, as he doubles down on his every-man appeal. Brown, who ran a populist campaign for the Senate in 2010 fits well with Trump's grassroots enthused campaign, focused on the working class and blue collar voters, which Brown won in 2010. The Brown nomination is comparable to the Jim Webb. The more polarizing top of the ticket figures, picking more moderate/centrist candidates aimed at drawing votes from the middle.

Brown, who will run for reelection to a full term in the Senate in Massachusetts faces Democrat Congressman Barney Frank. Polls show Brown ahead of Frank 52 percent to 43 percent

In accepting his spot on the Trump ticket, Brown applauded Trump's campaign slogan of wanting to "make America Great again." Brown blasted the Obama Administration and took aim at Bernie Sanders, the likely Democrat nominee. "What Bernie is proposing may work in a place like Denmark, but it won't work here, not in the United States. This is America, we don't embrace socialism we reject it!"

A recent poll conducted in Massachusetts finds Bernie Sanders narrowly ahead of Donald Trump 39 to 33 percent, with Michael Bloomberg taking only 11 percent.

CNN/ORC POLL: GENERAL ELECTION (Trump +9)

Donald Trump: 37%

Bernie Sanders: 28%

Michael Bloomberg: 16%

PPP GENERAL ELECTION (Trump +9)

Donald Trump: 39%

Bernie Sanders: 30%

Michael Bloomberg: 14%

NBC/WSJ Poll: GENERAL ELECTION (Trump +8)

Donald Trump: 37%

Bernie Sanders: 29%

Michael Bloomberg: 13%

[Bigby]

Brown's cool as long as he isn't a carpetbagger ATL too. I wonder what this means for the Senate, though?

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Brown's cool as long as he isn't a carpetbagger ATL too. I wonder what this means for the Senate, though?

I'd imagine that it means the same thing that it does in real life: +1 Democratic.

[NHI]

Trump Up Big: Crushing Sanders in Latest NBC/WSJ Poll

Donald Trump is leading his Democratic rival by a wide margin in the latest poll, 40 percent for Trump, compared to 29 percent for Sanders, showing the third party candidacy of Michael Bloomberg is hurting Bernie Sanders far more than Trump and the Republicans. Trump is also up big in state polls, particularly battleground polls. Bloomberg is polling with 17 percent. In head-to-head match up with Trump, Sanders still trails 47 to 39 percent.

Sanders: "We've only begun to fight"

Bernie Sanders is shaking off the latest poll showing Donald Trump up with a commanding lead. "This is early. We've haven't debated yet. I expect the numbers to change dramatically once we are contrasting with the billionaire oligarch infused campaigns of Bloomberg and Donald Trump."

State Polls:

Pennsylvania: Trump +9

Donald Trump: 40%
Sanders: 31%
Bloomberg: 14%

New Hampshire: Trump +7

Donald Trump: 41%
Bernie Sanders: 34%
Bloomberg: 12%

Florida: Trump +12

Donald Trump: 43%
Bernie Sanders: 31%
Bloomberg: 15%

Virginia: Trump +13

Donald Trump: 39%
Bernie Sanders: 26%
Bloomberg: 16%

California: Sanders +3

Bernie Sanders: 36%
Donald Trump: 33%
Bloomberg: 17%

Ohio: Trump +7

Donald Trump: 39%
Bernie Sanders: 32%
Bloomberg: 14%

Maine: Trump +3

Donald Trump: 40%
Bernie Sanders: 37%
Bloomberg: 11%

Michigan: Trump +6

Donald Trump: 39%
Bernie Sanders: 33%
Bloomberg: 12%

Iowa: Trump +4

Donald Trump: 42%
Bernie Sanders: 38%
Bloomberg: 8%

Colorado: Trump +3

Donald Trump: 42%
Bernie Sanders: 39%
Bloomberg: 7%

Minnesota: Sanders +4

Bernie Sanders: 43%
Donald Trump: 39%
Bloomberg: 6%

Vermont:  Sanders +42

Bernie Sanders: 67%
Donald Trump: 25%
Bloomberg: 4%

New York: Trump +9

Donald Trump: 36%
Bernie Sanders: 27%
Bloomberg: 24%

Alaska: Trump +33

Donald Trump: 62%
Bernie Sanders: 29%
Bloomberg: 3%

Massachusetts: Sanders +12

Bernie Sanders: 44%
Donald Trump: 32%
Bloomberg: 11%

Washington, D.C. Sanders +73

Bernie Sanders: 81%
Bloomberg: 8%
Donald Trump: 5%

Delaware: Trump +3

Donald Trump: 36%
Bernie Sanders: 34%
Bloomberg: 16%

Rhode Island: Sanders +10

Bernie Sanders: 42%
Donald Trump: 32%
Bloomberg: 13%

Illinois: Trump +5

Donald Trump: 39%
Bernie Sanders: 34%
Bloomberg: 15%

New Jersey: Trump +9

Donald Trump: 39%
Bernie Sanders: 30%
Bloomberg: 19%

Wisconsin: Trump +2

Donald Trump: 39%
Bernie Sanders: 37%
Bloomberg: 9%

Washington: Sanders +7

Bernie Sanders: 44%
Donald Trump: 37%
Bloomberg: 7%

Oregon: Sanders +2

Bernie Sanders: 41%
Donald Trump: 39%
Bloomberg: 6%

[NHI]

More State Polls: Trump vs. Sanders vs. Bloomberg

Georgia: Trump +18

Donald Trump: 51%

Bernie Sanders: 33%

Michael Bloomberg: 4%

Indiana: Trump +10

Donald Trump: 42%

Bernie Sanders: 32%

Michael Bloomberg: 13%

New Mexico: Tied

Donald Trump: 36%

Bernie Sanders: 36%

Michael Bloomberg: 11%

Texas: Trump +21

Donald Trump: 51%

Bernie Sanders: 30%

Michael Bloomberg: 8%

Electoral Map: (Thus Far) Late July 2012
Trump-Slide?

Donald Trump: 263 (40%)

Bernie Sanders: 105 (29%)

Michael Bloomberg: 0 (17%)

SILVER: "Trump Could Run The Table"

Based on state polling as well as national polling, Nate Silver (Editor-in-Chief) of the 538 Blog says Republican Donald Trump has the potential to run the table and win a landslide, the like's not seen since Ronald Reagan.

Nate Silver's Prediction as of Aug. 2012 (Electoral Map)

Solid Trump States

Likely Trump

Gray: Tossup

Solid Sanders

Likely Sanders

Donald Trump: 360
Bernie Sander: 119
Michael Bloomberg: 0

[Bigby]

Trumpmentum.

[NHI]

Poll Questions: 2012

Who is better prepared to handle the economy? Trump +14

Donald Trump: 43%

Bernie Sanders: 29%

Michael Bloomberg: 27%

Who is better prepared to handle terrorism? (Trump +10)

Donald Trump: 44%

Michael Bloomberg: 34%

Bernie Sanders: 21%

Who Cares more about voters like me? (Trump +5)

Donald Trump: 41%

Bernie Sanders: 36%

Michael Bloomberg: 17%

Which Candidate is the Most Trustworthy? Sanders +1

Bernie Sanders: 37%

Donald Trump: 36%

Michael Bloomberg: 26%

Which Candidate is Most Likely to Change Washington, DC? Trump +18

Donald Trump: 50%

Bernie Sanders: 32%

Michael Bloomberg: 17%

Which Traits do you Value Most?

Tell It Like It Is? 45%
Honesty? 34%
Ability to work with the other side? 6%
Experience? 15%

Favorable/Negatives of the Candidates

Donald Trump: 43-46
Favorable: 43%
Unfavorable: 46%

Bernie Sanders: 43-33
Favorable: 43%
Unfavorable: 33%

Michael Bloomberg: 39-41
Favorable: 39%
Unfavorable: 41%

[Bigby]

I see Sanders barely wins honesty.

Also, how is the incumbent Obama doing?

[NHI]

President Obama Approval Ratings: August 2012

Approve: 35%

Disapprove: 59%

July Unemployment Rate Ticks Upward: Bad News for the Democrats?

8.9%

Sanders: "Obama's Failed"

Bernie Sanders appears to be agreeing with his Republican rival, calling President Obama a disappointment he failed on his campaign promises of transforming America. Democrats have been quick to pile onto Sanders' comments. Senate Minority Leader Harry Ried, blasted Sanders for giving "fire to the Republicans". Vice President Joe Biden called the comments, "unhelpful." Sanders who is struggling in the polls against Donald Trump is seeking to shake from the Obama Administration -- even though he challenged the incumbent in the Presidential primary.

Trump: "Bernie's Right; Obama's Failed our Country"

Seizing on the comments made by Bernie Sanders, Republican candidate Donald Trump was quick to note, "Sanders is right in his criticism of Obama. He's failed. This guy has the balls to stand up and say what even many Democrats are thinking. The guy's a total loser and failed our country." Trump who continues to hold onto impressive leads in the polls says he looks forward to the debates where he can demonstrate, his superiority of the issues and policies to help make America great again.

Biden: "This election concerns me"

Two weeks before the Democrats are set to nominate Bernie Sanders, Vice President Biden expressed concerns over the 2012 election, saying "the extremes have taken over either party" and that he as concerns over the direction the country could take, regardless of who's elected. Biden, who has discounted the third party candidacy of Michael Bloomberg, saying Bernie Sanders offers the most rational path over Trump, "but by a hair."


BREAKING NEWS: BERNIE SANDERS DISCLOSES CANCER DIAGNOSIS

Presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party, Bernie Sanders has disclosed he has been diagnosed with cancer. This bombshell revelation comes as the Republicans are preparing to nominate Donald Trump. Sanders has released no formal statement, following the announcement, but many Democrats are already calling on him to step aside. Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi issued a statement saying, "Bernie Sanders' health should be a top priority and for the good of the party and the country he should step aside and allow another candidate to be nominated."

BREAKING NEWS: BERNIE SANDERS DROPS OUT

Citing his recent health diagnosis Bernie Sanders announced with his wife Jane by his side, he was ending his bid for the Democratic nomination, thus leaving the Democratic Party without a nominee, heading into the convention. Sanders, the Independent Vermont Senator, who launched a once thought long shot bid for the nomination against incumbent President Barack Obama, managed to upset the President and head into the convention as the presumptive nominee, following the withdrawal of Obama. Now, with Sanders out of the running, Democrats are scrambling.

The President, currently holds a 35 percent approval rating, on top of a rising unemployment rate is seen as an unlikely and damaged contender. As Republicans are set to meet in Tampa, Democrats are scrambling to find a replacement: Possible contenders include, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden Senator and presumptive Vice Presidential nominee Jim Webb.

Who should Democrats Nominate to Replace Bernie Sanders?

Hillary Clinton: 34%
Joe Biden: 31%
Barack Obama: 14%
Other: 20%
Jim Webb: 2%

Hillary Clinton Rules out Run For President. "If Nominated I will not Run."

Jim Webb: "I would consider being the Democrat Nominee"

Joe Biden: "Our Country needs Leadership and I'm Stepping Up."

Standing by his side, President Obama gave his blessing to Vice President Joe Biden who threw his hat into the ring for the Democratic nomination. "A call to service will not go unanswered. Our country needs leadership and I'm stepping up to serve my party and my country." Biden, the Vice President will likely win the nomination from the floor of the convention in Charlotte, North Carolina , but other names have been mentioned including Jim Webb and Democrat Representative Allan Grayson.

As Democrats Scramble Donald Trump Becomes The Republican Nominee

"We will win. We will succeed and we will make our country great again -- perhaps even greater than ever before I promise."

[Bigby]

Looks like Bernie's done more damage to the Obama legacy than any Republican could.

[NHI]

Jerry Brown Nominated from the Floor

Brown: I represent a clear break from the divisiveness and the gridlock. I am true progressive.

Dennis Kucinich: I'm a progressive, I've been a progressive, I'll always be a progressive.

Biden: Stay the Course, Let's Keep Going Forward

The Vice President looks to cobble together a fracture Democratic Party.

1st Ballot: Democratic Nomination for President of the United States (5,556 Delegates)

Joe Biden: 48%

Jerry Brown: 37%
Dennis Kucinich: 7%
Jim Webb: 3%
Other/Uncommitted: 5%

CLINTON: "UNITE BEHIND BIDEN"

The Former President looks to unite the party around Joe Biden, after a contested first ballot.

JOE BIDEN WINS DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION,
VICTORIOUS ON THE SECOND BALLOT

After coming up short on the first ballot against the surprise emergence of Jerry Brown. Biden prevailed on the second ballot winning 58 percent of the vote, enough to be nominated.

The General Election:

The Democratic Party squabbles and infighting has not helped the Vice President, who leaves the convention with a fracture party, hastily glued together, but as Donald Trump declared on the trail "the glue is not even dried yet and they're acting like everything is okay." Trump's comments may have some relevance as the GOP nominee leads Biden with 44 percent of the vote. Biden trails with 30 percent of the vote. Michael Bloomberg takes 14 percent.

Bloomberg Calls it Quits, Backs Biden

Refusing to be a spoiler in the Presidential Election, given the increasing strength of Donald Trump Michael Bloomberg has ended his campaign for President and endorsed Joe Biden. The New York City Mayor called Biden, "the person who will ensure Donald Trump does not become President, so I throw my whole support behind him." Bloomberg's polls numbers remained in the low-to-mid double digits, but many believed he was hurting Biden. Trump fired away on Twitter as Bloomberg ended his campaign, "Winners don't quit and quitters never win."

Donald Trump up Big Over Biden

In the first national poll taken since Michael Bloomberg ended his campaign for President, Donald Trump is leading Vice President Joe Biden by 13 points. As the campaign heads into the Fall, Biden has a lot of ground to makeup if he has any hope of running close with the GOP nominee.

Donald Trump: 47%

Joe Biden: 34%
Other/Undecided: 19%

TRUMP: "Poor Joe"

Donald Trump took to Twitter, boasting over the latest national poll showing him up eleven points over the Vice President. "Wow, two man race an still leading. Huge margins. Win."

Battleground Snapshot Polls: Ohio, New Hampshire, Florida, Virginia

Ohio: Trump +11

Donald Trump: 49%

Joe Biden: 38%

New Hampshire: Trump +13

Donald Trump: 52%

Joe Biden: 39%

Florida: Trump +10

Donald Trump: 48%

Joe Biden: 38%

Virginia: Trump +8

Donald Trump: 47%

Joe Biden: 39%

Biden Hits The Ground Running

Campaigning in Ohio, where the latest polls show him down eight to ten points behind Donald Trump, Joe Biden came out swinging against the GOP nominee. "Donald Trump is unqualified to be President of the United States -- period."

Trump Draws Huge Crowd in Michigan Visit

Donald Trump: Biden is yesterday's new

Hitting back Donald Trump slammed the Vice President as a steward of the Obama economy and promised a Biden Presidency would be a repeat of President Obama -- "only with an old guy with plug-ins and dentures."

Dally Tracking Poll: Sept. 2012 Trump +11

Donald Trump: 49%

Joe Biden: 38%

President Obama Approval Ratings: Sept. 2012

Approve: 33%
Disapprove: 62%

Who do you trust to handle the economy? Trump +12

Donald Trump: 50%

Joe Biden: 38%

Who do you trust to handle terrorism? Trump +12

Donald Trump: 52%

Joe Biden: 40%

Who cares most about voters like me? Trump +8

Donald Trump: 49%

Joe Biden: 41%

Which candidate is the most trustworthy? Trump +3

Donald Trump: 44%

Joe Biden: 41%

Which candidate will fundamentally change Washington, D.C.? Trump +22

Donald Trump: 57%

Joe Biden: 35%

Which candidate will bring about real change? Trump +16

Donald Trump: 53%

Joe Biden: 37%

Is the Country heading in the right direction?

Yes: 18%
No: 77%

[Maxwell]

this election is so HIGH ENERGY, I think some people are going to get testosterone poisoning!

[NHI]

State Polls: 2012

Solid Trump:

Alabama: Trump +26
Trump: 64%
Biden: 35%

Alaska: Trump +27
Trump: 63%
Biden: 36%

Arkansas: Trump +23
Trump: 60%
Biden: 37%

Georgia: Trump +21
Trump: 59%
Biden: 38%

Idaho: Trump +31
Trump: 64%
Biden: 33%

Indiana: Trump +15
Trump: 56%
Biden: 41%

Kansas: Trump +23
Trump: 60%
Biden: 37%

Kentucky: Trump +27
Trump: 63%
Biden: 36%

Louisiana: Trump +24
Trump: 61%
Biden: 37%

Mississippi: Trump +23
Trump: 60%
Biden: 37%

Nebraska: Trump +24
Trump: 60%
Biden: 36%

Montana: Trump +22
Trump: 59%
Biden: 37%

North Dakota: Trump +24
Trump: 60%
Biden: 36%

Oklahoma: Trump+ 35
Trump: 66%
Biden: 31%

South Carolina: Trump +25
Trump: 61%
Biden: 35%

South Dakota: Trump +25
Trump: 62%
Biden: 35%

Tennessee: Trump +26
Trump: 62%
Biden: 36%

Texas: Trump +24
Trump: 60%
Biden: 36%

Utah: Trump +45
Trump: 71%
Biden: 26%

West Virginia: Trump +33
Trump: 64%
Biden: 31%

Wyoming: Trump +37
Trump: 67%
Biden: 30%

Likely/Lean Trump:

Arizona: Trump +13
Trump: 54%
Biden: 41%

Florida: Trump +9
Trump: 49%
Biden: 40%

Michigan: Trump +7
Trump: 49%
Biden: 42%

Missouri: Trump +13
Trump: 52%
Biden: 39%

Nevada: Trump +7
Trump: 50%
Biden: 43%

New Hampshire: Trump +13
Trump: 53%
Biden: 40%

North Carolina: Trump +10
Trump: 52%
Biden: 42%

Ohio: Trump +10
Trump: 50%
Biden: 40%

Solid Biden:

California: Biden +14
Biden: 55%
Trump: 41%

Delaware: Biden +26
Biden: 72%
Trump: 26%

Hawaii: Biden +19
Biden: 59%
Trump: 40%

Massachusetts: Biden +12
Biden: 55%
Trump: 43%

Rhode Island: Biden +17
Biden: 57%
Trump: 40%

Vermont: Biden +18
Biden: 58%
Trump: 40%

Likely/Lean Biden:

Maryland: Biden +11
Biden: 54%
Trump: 43%

Minnesota: Biden +8
Biden: 51%
Trump: 43%

Washington: Biden +9
Biden: 53%
Trump: 44%

Tossup:

Colorado: Trump +5
Trump: 49%
Biden: 44%

Connecticut: Trump +4
Trump: 47%
Biden: 43%

Illinois: Biden +3
Biden: 47%
Trump: 44%

Iowa: Trump +5
Trump: 46%
Biden: 41%

Maine: Trump +2
Trump: 46%
Biden: 44%

New Mexico: Trump +1
Trump: 46%
Biden: 45%

New Jersey: Trump +4
Trump: 49%
Biden: 45%

New York: Trump +4
Trump: 48%
Biden: 44%

Oregon: Biden +1
Biden: 46%
Trump: 45%

Pennsylvania: Trump +6
Trump: 49%
Biden: 43%

Virginia: Trump +4
Trump: 47%
Biden: 43%

Wisconsin: Trump +2
Trump: 46%
Biden: 44%

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By the way, who's Biden's running mate? Still Webb?

[NHI]

By the way, who's Biden's running mate? Still Webb?

Yes. Webb is the running mate.

[NHI]

Debate Night: Trump vs. Biden

Donald Trump and Joe Biden finally agreed on debate terms for the Presidential election after a back and forth between the campaigns over the format, number of debates and length. Trump originally proposed two moderator debates, while Biden was in favor of a single traditional debate and two town halls. The Trump campaign rejected two town hall formats and proposed a single debate and threatened to boycott the debate and instead hold his own town hall during the time slot. The Biden campaign agreed and the compromise produced a single debate, moderated by PBS' Jim Lehrer. The Vice Presidential candidates, Jim Webb and Scott Brown would meet for a single debate after the Presidential one.

The Trump strategy was to stay above the fray; hit Biden and the Obama Administration when need be, but focus mostly on his message. The debate was seen as Joe Biden's last stand, given his declining poll numbers and poor perception and opinion of President Obama. Heading into the debate, polling averages put Trump ahead of Biden 49 percent to 40 percent.

Trump: Tempered, in Command

"I'm a rich guy. I don't apologize for that, I want everyone to be rich, I want America to be rich again."

"We don't have a country anymore. No borders, equals no country. I'm going to build a wall. Mexico is going to pay for it, and we will be secure and strong."

"America doesn't need anymore of the same old politicians. America needs change, real change. I'm not a politician. I'm a businessman I make great deal, I will make great deals for America. I want to make our country great again -- great again for all of our people."

"I'm a man of action, Mr. Vice President. I'm not just talk. Politicians are all talk, no action. I like solutions. I get results."
 

Biden: Fired up, Passionate

"From Donald all you hear is stuff, nothing but stuff. Where's the specifics? You know, where's the solutions?"

"This is a bunch of a malarkey. Donald knows Mexico cannot pay for the wall. This is just silly. Folks use your heads here. Think."

"My record has been about the middle class, from the day I became a Senator to the day I became Vice President and that record will continue when I'm President."

"I say what is on my mind. There are no surprises with me. I'm someone you can trust."

Who Won the Presidential Debate? Trump +3

Donald Trump: 45%

Joe Biden: 41%

Biden Gaining Ground in Final Weeks Trump +5

Donald Trump: 48%

Joe Biden: 43%

CNN/ORC Poll: Trump +5

Donald Trump: 49%

Joe Biden: 44%

Fox News Poll: Trump +6

Donald Trump: 48%

Joe Biden: 42%

Politico/GWU/Battleground: Trump +2

Donald Trump: 47%

Joe Biden: 45%

ABC/WASH Post: Trump +5

Donald Trump: 49%

Joe Biden: 44%

GALLUP: Trump +6

Donald Trump: 50%

Joe Biden: 44%

RCP: Average: Trump vs. Biden (Trump +4.8 )

Donald Trump: 48.6%

Joe Biden: 43.8%

Electoral Map: Oct. 2012

Legend: 538 Electoral Votes
270 Needed to become President

Dark Solid Donald Trump

Light Lean/Likely Donald Trump

Dark Solid Joe Biden

Light Lean/Likely Joe Biden

Donald Trump: 279/538 (51.8%)

Joe Biden: 135/538 (25.0%)

Tossup: 124 (23.2%)