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At the top of Thursday’s NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer proclaimed: “Game on. Clinton and Trump gear up for their likely general election showdown....They’re two of the most unpopular candidates in recent history.” He then promised an examination of the flaws of both candidates: “This morning, the major obstacles facing both campaigns.”
Correspondent Peter Alexander offered a report on how divided the Republican Party was over Trump. However, when it came to look at problems for Clinton, correspondent Kristen Welker focused mainly on her strategy to attack Trump: “Clinton is fighting on two fronts now, but it’s the battle against Trump that’s her top priority.” The Democratic frontrunner’s ongoing e-mail scandal and possible criminal indictment were not mentioned as potential “obstacles” to her candidacy.