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The Conversation with Dasha Burns

Is Trump’s bounce-back legit?

The Conversation with Dasha Burns

POLITICO

Politics, News, Government

4.01.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2016

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

POLITICO’s Kristin Roberts, Ken Vogel, Eli Stokols, Scott Bland and Charlie Mahtesian analyze the latest CNN/ORC poll showing Donald Trump leading by 2 points and debate which battleground states are still within reach for Trump. Also on the docket; how Republicans' August freak-out paid off in donations and what to expect from Sheldon Adelson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and It's Thursday, September the 9th, and I'm Kristen Roberts National Editor.

0:20.2

Here are the numbers that matter this week.

0:22.2

45.6.

0:24.0

That's the ceiling Donald Trump seems to be hitting

0:26.5

in the national polling averages.

0:28.5

120.

0:30.0

That's how many battleground state electoral votes that are still within his reach.

0:34.8

42 million.

0:36.4

That's the amount raised by Republicans' main Senate Super PAC nonprofit pairing in August

0:41.6

as their presidential nominees

0:43.2

numbers tanked and 73.5 million.

0:47.7

That's how much Bob and Becca Mercer have spent on politics

0:51.0

in route to shaping the Republican Party as they see fit.

0:54.8

Grab your calculators and enjoy the 2016 nerdcast.

1:00.1

Hello to my favorite party people Scott Land. Hello

1:03.6

Ken Vogel. Hey Eli Stocles. Hi and Charlie Matassian. Hi, and Charlie Matassian. Hi,

1:09.1

and Charlie Matassian. Hi, Kristen. And hello to Kate Baker from Nebraska. Kate, thanks for writing.

1:13.0

What's your question?

1:14.0

Hi everyone.

1:15.0

So a CNN poll came out this last week

1:17.0

and it's saying Trump is leading by two percentage points,

1:20.0

but other polls are seeing Clinton's ahead.

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