Bloomberg in its new survey attempted to approximate Trump's view of the state of affairs in the United States, and it did the same for Clinton.
Here's the Trump description (which didn't name him but is apparent):
"The U.S. is in a dark and dangerous place, with threats from overseas and within our borders."
And here's the Clinton description:"The U.S. is in a strong position for progress on the economy and national security."
Given those two options, 56 percent of likely 2016 voters picked the Trump version, and 40 percent picked the Clinton version. [...]
Part of the reason Trump might very well keep it close is simply because of rank partisanship and the fact that a majority of Americans don't like his opponent, either. But another reason he's not totally out of the game is that Americans are generally more animated by pessimism than progress. Clinton, by virtue of being in the party of the current occupant of the White House, can't help but focus more on the positive. But Trump can — and does — tell us that the world is crumbling around us.
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