CLINTON LEADS IN NEW POLL – AT 10:22 A.M. ET:  But it's only by five points after a terrible month for Trump.  From The Hill: 

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by five points nationally, a new poll says.

Clinton has 44 percent support to Trump’s 39 percent, according to the survey released Thursday by Rasmussen Reports.

The two were in a virtual tie in the Rasmussen poll until two weeks ago, when Clinton pulled ahead after a rough stretch for Trump.

Both Clinton and Trump are trying to consolidate support within their own parties after at-times brutal primary seasons.

Clinton now has the backing of 80 percent of Democrats while Trump has the support of 70 percent of Republicans, the poll found.

Clinton holds double-digit leads over Trump among women, minorities, government employees, and voters under 40 — all reliable Democratic Party constituencies.

But she's also ahead, by single-digit margins, among middle-aged adults and private sector workers.

Trump leads Clinton among males and senior citizens, and has a slight advantage among whites, according to Rasmussen.

Voters continue to overwhelmingly dislike and distrust both Trump and Clinton; about 17 percent of likely voters say they are supporting somebody else or are undecided.

COMMENT:  Given the month Trump created for himself, I'm surprised Clinton's lead isn't wider.  However, Trump is having a good week.  He's under better management, and seems to have accepted the need to deliver serious comments in a serious way.  He has a long road, but the Brexit vote in Britain suggests that rebellion is in the air in the Western world, and that he might benefit.

Trump can win it, with difficulty.  He also must run a convention in Cleveland next month that says "the president," and not "the apprentice."

June 24, 2016