Trump Must Pivot to the Economy

Now that Donald Trump has secured the Republican nomination, he must refocus his campaign on the economy to beat Hillary Clinton.

Both candidates have negatives that are not easily overcome — for example, Mr. Trump’s statements about women and minorities, and Mrs. Clinton’s assorted family foundation and email woes — but those largely cancel out.

On the economy, however, Mrs. Clinton may be more vulnerable if Mr. Trump gets more specific about how he intends to fix it.

The presumptive Democratic nominee has a fresh list of free stuff — all to be financed by raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy — and new mandates for business. For example, free pre-K education, free college tuition, adding adults over 50 to Medicare and sweetening Obamacare, and a higher minimum wage and a national version of the California Fair Pay Act.

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