US election 2016: Trump, Clinton now running neck and neck

Here's what happened on the campaign trail the week of May 23.
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tosses off his overcoat as he speaks at a campaign event in an airplane hangar in Rome, New York April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX29ODW
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tosses his overcoat as he speaks at a campaign event in an airplane hangar in Rome, New York, April 12, 2016. - REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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Can Donald Trump actually win this thing?

When the billionaire real estate mogul first threw his hat in the ring, some news outlets confined him to their entertainment section. Eleven months and hundreds of front pages later, he is running neck and neck with the once heavily favored Hillary Clinton — and may even be ahead.

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