Icahn spoke at length to CNBC, but it was an off-the-cuff remark about one Trump demographic that’s gaining the most media attention this morning.<\/p>\n
“If he sticks to what he’s doing, I certainly do not understand why any worker, any middle class worker, you know, the Archie Bunkers of the world . . . Those guys are going to vote for him, because they’re smart guys,” said Icahn.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
For those too young to remember the classic television series All in the Family,<\/em> the Archie Bunker character often showed intolerance towards minorities.<\/p>\nIcahn later defended the comparison by saying, “Archie Bunker is a middle-class guy, somewhat educated even, that doesn’t know where his next check is coming [from]. Why the hell should he vote for a system that is not giving him a good paying job?”<\/p>\n
As various Republicans, including South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, continue to denounce Trump’s candidacy, his casino industry friends are standing tall.<\/p>\n
Phil Ruffin, another multibillionaire, remains in the Trump corner. Ruffin and Trump are partners in the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, and Ruffin spoke at last month’s Republican National Convention. Ruffin also owns Treasure Island, aka TI, on the Las Vegas Strip.<\/p>\n
Hipper Polls<\/h2>\n
According to the Real Clear Politics (RCP) average, Clinton is 7.7 points ahead of Trump, with just 90 days to go before Americans cast their votes in November.<\/p>\n
When it comes to betting on the outcome, the spread is even more dire for Trump. RCP shows Clinton with a 76 percent chance of winning the presidential election, compared to Trump at just 24 percent.\u00a0Clinton is also leading in the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, and Florida.<\/p>\n
But in this most unconventional election season ever, history would indicate that no one should count Trump out with three months left to sway voters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Billionaire casino owner Carl Icahn is coming to the defense of his longtime friend and GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. After consecutive weeks of controversy and falling polling numbers for The Donald, Icahn is making the media rounds in an effort to bolster Trump’s campaign. Of course, Icahn himself hasn’t had the best few weeks. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":38282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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