Asked about how the U.S. could commit to environmental action if a Republican were to succeed him, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he was confident that Democrats would retain the White House. “I am anticipating a Democrat succeeding me,†Obama said at a press conference in Paris at the end of a conference on climate change. “I am confident in the wisdom of the American people on that front,†he added. The latest polls lend some credence to Obama’s prediction. The RealClearPolitics average of national polls has former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leading the Republican front-runner, businessman Donald Trump, by 4 percentage points. Neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio both hold small leads over Clinton, according to the RealClearPolitics averages.
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