First, the broad picture: according to our news poll tracker, Kamala Harris currently leads Donald Trump by three points throughout the country.
This month, eight years ago, Donald Trump declared that he had personally put an end to the dispute surrounding the national origin of President Obama. He credited himself with dispelling any doubts that might have been due to something that Hillary Clinton had stated years prior.
Those who knew the details were taken aback. They knew that a few of Obama’s opponents had put together the notorious “birther conspiracy,” which claimed Obama was not eligible for the presidency because he was born in Kenya or another foreign country instead of the United States. For years, it had been supported and upheld by several Obama detractors, chief among them Donald Trump.
It’s even possible to argue that Trump made his move from
