The Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll reports that 73% of the electorate believes the United States is on the wrong track, a level normally associated with national crises, such as the 2008 financial meltdown. Amid the GOP convention in Cleveland and with the Democratic mother ship landing next week in Philadelphia, one has to wonder: Are the campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton also on the wrong track? As recently as a week ago, the election’s narrative was set: Donald Trump, an apolitical outsider, represented the mad-as-hell vote—immigrants, trade, political correctness, whatever you’ve got. Hillary Clinton, possessed with a lifetime of political experience, would not only extend the Obama presidency but expand the federal government’s hand of help to whatever problem you’ve got. And for those done with the details, it’s simple: NeverTrump versus Crooked Hillary.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-nation-at-half-mast-1469056389
