Clinton to go on the offensive, targeting center-right voters
Hillary Clinton will attempt to turn attention away from her email troubles this week, by using a speech in Reno, Nevada, to remind center-right voters that Donald Trump is nowhere near as moderate as he is claiming to be. Rather, Clinton will point out, Trump is moving further toward the "alt-right," as evidenced by his recent hiring of Breitbart News' Steve Bannon as campaign CEO and his decision to retain Roger Ailes and Roger Stone as consultants.
"We intend to call out this 'alt-right' shift and the divisive and dystopian vision of America they put forth, because it tells voters everything they need to know about Donald Trump himself," Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta told Politico. "Republicans up and down the ticket are going to have to choose whether they want to be complicit in this lurch toward extremism or stand with the voters who can't stomach it."
Clinton's speech courting center-right voters comes as Trump angles to poach the Democratic nominee's support from African-American voters. Clinton has had a particularly contentious week, following the release of more of her emails in addition to Trump's calls for a special prosecutor to investigate improper conduct at the Clinton Foundation.
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