Check our daily USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times tracking poll at the top of the politics page. It is a must-win state for Trump; a loss here would almost certainly deny him the presidency. Javier Panzar reported on the California Republicans starting to see down-ballot effects of Trump being their nominee. Keep an eye on our Essential Politics news feed for the very latest. Instead, Portman has upbraided Trump repeatedly, and his campaign recently sent aides to search for potential supporters at Clinton rallies.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 08, 2016 09:56 UTC