Yet Trump’s convention bounce of up to 10 points has given him a slight lead in the polls. Telling coal miners she was going to close their mines and kill their jobs only reinforced white working-class alienation from Clinton. As Clinton leaves Philadelphia, her lifelong drive for the ultimate prize is perilously close to a coin flip. The one man who could have given the pudding a theme, who could have created a plausible Hillaryism was Bill Clinton. She seeks the office because, well, it’s the next — the final — step on the ladder.

Source: National Post July 29, 2016 10:41 UTC