Susan Page: Trump ‘Has Succeeded to a Remarkable Degree in Consolidating the Support of Republicans’

PAGE: "So when you look at all these polls, you don’t want to be transfixed by the particular numbers. You want to look at the trend. And it is pretty clear that the trend has been to a tighter race, a tighter race both nationally, in some — in some of these swing states. And it’s in part because Trump has succeed to a remarkable degree in consolidating the support of Republicans, as we saw with one of his fiercest rival, Texas Senator Ted Cruz this week, while Hillary Clinton is struggling a bit to get the enthusiasm of the voters who elected Barack Obama twice, are not quite as enthusiastic about her."