The media is rushing to declare Donald Trump’s campaign dead in the water, but a new Fox News poll released Thursday lays out a clear path to victory for Trump.

According to the poll, 63 percent of Americans are struggling economically, and a majority of Americans have more trust in Trump on economic matters than in Hillary Clinton.

If Trump can successfully deliver his messages on the key issues — and avoid giving a hostile media more ammunition — he has every chance of beating Clinton in November.

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Indeed, if the mainstream media are desperate to ensure all focus is on the fact that Hillary Clinton leads Trump by 10 points in the new poll, they are equally desperate to distract from the fact that the very same poll reveals Americans trust Trump more on the most critical issues of the election.

According to the poll, the two most important issues facing Americans today are the economy (22 percent) and terrorism (also 22 percent). The poll shows that 50 percent of Americans trust Trump on the economy, while only 45 percent trust Clinton.

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On terrorism in general, Americans are split evenly — 47 percent to 47 percent — over who they trust more to “handle” the issue in general. However, when it comes to the specific question of who Americans trust most to destroy “terrorist groups like ISIS,” 51 percent have faith in Trump.

Only 42 percent have faith in Clinton’s ability to defeat terrorist organizations. Perhaps that’s because she spent her time as secretary of state funding them.

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The other issue most important to voters on which Trump leads, according to the poll, is the deficit, which 5 percent of voters said is their most important issue. Forty-nine percent of voters trust Trump more to rein in the deficit, while only 44 percent have faith in Clinton’s ability to do so.

All in all, on the issues that half of Americans believe to be the most important, Trump leads. But Trump’s numbers are even better among independents, one of the most important keys to any national election victory.

On the economy, 54 percent of independents trust Trump, while only 32 percent trust Clinton. On terrorism, 55 percent of independents trust Trump, while only 34 percent trust Clinton. On reining in the deficit, 56 percent of independents trust Trump, while only 29 percent trust Clinton. And on immigration, 51 percent of independents trust Trump, while only 38 percent trust Clinton.

Despite Clinton’s 10 point lead, the new Fox poll reveals not that Trump is significantly unpopular with Americans, but that he is significantly more popular among Americans who aren’t registered Democrats.

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“The net difference in performance between the two conventions is 19 points in the Democrats’ favor, according to the Gallup poll,” writes Sean Trende for Politico. “The last time we saw a gap that large was 1988, when it was also 19 points in the Democrats’ favor. Needless to say, that ended poorly for them, with George H.W. Bush winning the White House.”

Voters went with Bush because ultimately most of them trusted him more to handle the important issues of the day, and it appears the same is true of Trump.

If Trump can successfully deliver his messages on the key issues voters care the most about — and avoid giving a hostile media more ammunition with which to manufacture petty controversies — he has every chance of beating Clinton in November.