CLEVELAND, Ohio: Rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump sprinted out of the campaign blocks Monday to begin their two-month dash to the US presidential election, descending on Ohio as ground zero of their 2016 battle. Democrat Clinton has the edge over Trump in national surveys— four points based on the latest Real Clear Politics average of polls, 46.1 percent vs 42.1 percent. She also has dramatically deeper ground operations in swing states, and trounced Trump in August fundraising. “I’m not taking anybody, anywhere for granted,” Clinton told a crowd of more than 1,000 at a picnic in Cleveland. But after a few days of rest from campaigning, Clinton coughed her way through portions of her Cleveland remarks.

Source: Manila Times September 06, 2016 16:41 UTC