Donald Trump in NH Thursday For Rally

MANCHESTER, NH — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is returning to New Hampshire Thursday for a rally as he seeks to dig himself out of a huge plunge in the polls. Trump is scheduled to appear in Manchester at the Radisson hotel at 1 p.m. Doors to the event open at 10 a.m.; you can RSVP here.

Trump's visit comes amid a cooling-down period for the candidate following his free fall in national polls in July when he criticized the parents of an Army captain killed in the Iraq War. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton held a double-digit lead in many polls earlier this month but that lead has now leveled off to about 5 points, according to RealClearPolitics.

Trump is returning to Manchester after visiting the city in June to talk about his economic plan, which includes withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and renegotiating the NAFTA agreement.

New Hampshire has played a pivotal role in Trump's ascension; he dominated February's primary with the help of Granite State resident Corey Lewandowski, who served as Trump's campaign manager but was fired.

In January, Trump campaigned in Nashua, renewing his promise to build a wall to stop illegal immigration.

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