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November Surprises

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Trial Balloon · Ep. 192: November Surprises

A Teachable Moment for Trump?

April 5, 2016 · 11:30 am ET · 37 Comments

Rick Klein: “For a day, at least, your frontrunners are also your underdogs. Wisconsin has taken Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump off-message, if not off-track, in the most anticipated single primary since the first four voting states. The stakes are particularly high for Trump, with a setback at the virtual midpoint of voting poised to narrow his path to a majority of delegates.”

“Part of what’s striking is how much Trump has changed his tone in a state that’s threatening to humble him. Just in the last few days, he said it was a mistake to circulate an unflattering picture of Ted Cruz’s wife; cleaned up policy positions on abortion after giving contradictory answers; and has seemed to recognize his problems among women, bringing his own wife out with him on the trail. For most any candidate, such moves may hardly draw notice. Trump is not on an apology tour. But for a man who virtually never admits a mistake, Wisconsin is shaping up as a teaching opportunity – and has already impacted the course of the campaign.”

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