He is trailing Clinton in Pennsylvania, by double digits, Virginia and other states, and her campaign is even talking about putting solidly Republican-voting states in play. His public spat with Khizr and Ghazala Khan, parents of a fallen Muslim soldier, outraged even Republicans. Trump acknowledged these setbacks in a speech to religious leaders in Orlando, Florida on Thursday, and said even a state like Republican-voting Utah was slipping out of his reach. Trump is not able to expand his appeal, mostly on account of his remarks. Trump is trailing his Democratic party rival Hillary Clinton by a widening margin in polls — by more than 6 points in the RealClearPolitics average — nationally and in some crucial swing states that could determine the race.

Source: Hindustan Times August 12, 2016 15:45 UTC