A prime target is the media, which Trump accuses of not covering his campaign objectively, while favoring his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the November 8 election. The conspiracy-minded in the Trump camp have scant confidence in public opinion polls, which overall give Clinton an edge in a race tightening in the final stretch. -Anything that runs counter to Trump's declarations is fodder for the conspiracists, who see it as a manipulation of public opinion. The fact that recent polls show Trump gaining ground is only a new polling tactic, according to Carroll. "They waited and they planned it," said Renee Johnson, who also came to hear Melania Trump speak at the event in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

Source: Bangkok Post November 06, 2016 11:48 UTC