Clinton happily yields national spotlight to Trump, avoids its glare


  • World
  • Saturday, 13 Aug 2016

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton gestures as she speaks at Futuramic Tool & Engineering in Warren, Michigan August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Keane

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If you haven't heard a lot about what Hillary Clinton thinks of a string of controversial comments by Donald Trump that have generated round-the-clock coverage on cable news broadcasts, there is a reason – it's by design.

Since becoming the Democratic nominee last month, Clinton has been touring toy manufacturers, visiting tie makers and dropping in on public health clinics, where if she mentions Trump at all, it is usually to contrast their policies.

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