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Reader question: Please explain “war chest” in the following passage: Getting a boost from independent voters and adding to her advantage among women, Democrat Hillary Clinton has opened an 8-point lead over Republican Donald Trump in Florida’s critical presidential contest, a new poll shows. The bottom line for the Republican Party’s presumptive candidate is that he had only US$1.2 million cash on hand at the end of May to help get himself elected, compared to Hillary Clinton’s war chest of US$42 million. My comments: Here, “war chest” refers to money Hillary Clinton has received from donors to be used as campaign funds, to be spent on travelling round the country and TV advertising and so forth. According to the above report, not only is Clinton leading Donald Trump in the polls, she also outperforms her Republican presidential rival in campaign funding – and by a huge margin. That’s a clear sign that Trump is, pardon the pun, to get trumped in the race for the White House. Everything else aside, Clinton is a woman and there has never been a woman to rule the Oval Office – that alone should make Clinton’s presidency a worthy symbol for change and hope, following the footstep of Barack Obama, the first black man elected to the highest public office. Well, obviously voters eventually will demand more than a good symbol, but at least Clinton is a good start. | 
