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Trump: 'impenetrable physical' border wall in immigration plan – campaign live Trump: 'impenetrable physical' border wall in immigration plan – campaign live
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The Hillary Clinton campaign has produced a “behind-the-scenes” video of the candidate’s visit with vice president Joe Biden to Scranton, Pennsylvania, earlier this month:The Hillary Clinton campaign has produced a “behind-the-scenes” video of the candidate’s visit with vice president Joe Biden to Scranton, Pennsylvania, earlier this month:
Joe and Hillary went home to Scranton. Take a behind-the-scenes look at their visit: pic.twitter.com/xdiqa0dbdPJoe and Hillary went home to Scranton. Take a behind-the-scenes look at their visit: pic.twitter.com/xdiqa0dbdP
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It’s unclear what platforms this new Trump campaign video will be disseminated on – but it’s for sure on Twitter.It’s unclear what platforms this new Trump campaign video will be disseminated on – but it’s for sure on Twitter.
The spot hits Clinton for saying she never sent or received classified information on her private email when the FBI found she had.The spot hits Clinton for saying she never sent or received classified information on her private email when the FBI found she had.
There’s an animation of Clinton with a growing Pinnochio nose:There’s an animation of Clinton with a growing Pinnochio nose:
#CrookedHillary pic.twitter.com/vXhcC8PaPy#CrookedHillary pic.twitter.com/vXhcC8PaPy
huh, even the "failing" Washington Post can be useful from time to time https://t.co/u1n6kxaTddhuh, even the "failing" Washington Post can be useful from time to time https://t.co/u1n6kxaTdd
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Trump on wall: 'impenetrable physical barrier'Trump on wall: 'impenetrable physical barrier'
Our strategy for figuring out what Donald Trump’s plan is on immigration is to wait and see what he says in his big speech on the topic announced for Wednesday.Our strategy for figuring out what Donald Trump’s plan is on immigration is to wait and see what he says in his big speech on the topic announced for Wednesday.
Here’s an episode from this morning that illustrates why. Talk by Trump surrogates about features of a “virtual wall” along the border with Mexico was reported by MSNBC as another potential shift in Trump’s policy, except now the Trump camp has said there’s no shift:Here’s an episode from this morning that illustrates why. Talk by Trump surrogates about features of a “virtual wall” along the border with Mexico was reported by MSNBC as another potential shift in Trump’s policy, except now the Trump camp has said there’s no shift:
Sr. Trump adv: Reports of "virtual wall" are false. Trump determined to build wall, adv says: "It will be an impenetrable physical barrier."Sr. Trump adv: Reports of "virtual wall" are false. Trump determined to build wall, adv says: "It will be an impenetrable physical barrier."
Last week Trump himself said “We’re going to build a wall, don’t worry about it” and elaborated that “we’re going to have protection for tunnels, so people can’t tunnel under.”Last week Trump himself said “We’re going to build a wall, don’t worry about it” and elaborated that “we’re going to have protection for tunnels, so people can’t tunnel under.”
It’s unknown whether Trump still supports a deportation force for undocumented migrants or whether he supports a path to legal status for some; it’s unknown where he stands on birthright citizenship, which he has second-guessed in the past; it’s unknown where he stands on the status of DREAMers. The basics of his policy are unknown.It’s unknown whether Trump still supports a deportation force for undocumented migrants or whether he supports a path to legal status for some; it’s unknown where he stands on birthright citizenship, which he has second-guessed in the past; it’s unknown where he stands on the status of DREAMers. The basics of his policy are unknown.
We’ll be listening Wednesday.We’ll be listening Wednesday.
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Clinton maintains healthy lead in new Monmouth pollClinton maintains healthy lead in new Monmouth poll
The highly respected pollsters at Monmouth University, who earn an A+ in FiveThirtyEight’s pollster ratings, have published a new survey depicting Hillary Clinton as seven points ahead of Donald Trump, 46-39, among likely voters in a four-way presidential race. That margin is right in line with polling averages.The highly respected pollsters at Monmouth University, who earn an A+ in FiveThirtyEight’s pollster ratings, have published a new survey depicting Hillary Clinton as seven points ahead of Donald Trump, 46-39, among likely voters in a four-way presidential race. That margin is right in line with polling averages.
Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson scores 7% in the poll and Green party candidate Jill Stein earns 2%.Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson scores 7% in the poll and Green party candidate Jill Stein earns 2%.
The poll reveals once again that Americans loathe these candidates:The poll reveals once again that Americans loathe these candidates:
In the current poll, 34% of voters have a favorable opinion of Clinton and 51% have an unfavorable view of her. Even fewer (26%) have a favorable opinion of Trump and 57% have an unfavorable view of him.In the current poll, 34% of voters have a favorable opinion of Clinton and 51% have an unfavorable view of her. Even fewer (26%) have a favorable opinion of Trump and 57% have an unfavorable view of him.
Great work everyone! https://t.co/y0hespqzxA pic.twitter.com/jnBzJfMdYMGreat work everyone! https://t.co/y0hespqzxA pic.twitter.com/jnBzJfMdYM
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Trump ad makes claims for tax plan. Just not Trump's tax planTrump ad makes claims for tax plan. Just not Trump's tax plan
Here’s a good catch by Benjy Sarlin, writing on nbcnews.com. The new Donald Trump ad (see earlier) describing the economic benefits of a Trump presidency takes credit for tax plans that Trump explicitly disagrees with.Here’s a good catch by Benjy Sarlin, writing on nbcnews.com. The new Donald Trump ad (see earlier) describing the economic benefits of a Trump presidency takes credit for tax plans that Trump explicitly disagrees with.
In one place the ad cites analysis of a plan Trump ditched a year ago. Later the ad cites analysis of a plan advanced by House Republicans, which Trump partially disagrees with, Sarlin writes: In one place the ad cites analysis of a plan Trump ditched a year ago. Elsewhere the ad cites analysis of a plan advanced by House Republicans, which Trump partially disagrees with, Sarlin writes:
For the ad’s claim that “working families get tax relief,” it refers viewers not to an analysis of Trump’s own tax proposals, but to a white paper by House GOP leaders about their own tax reform plan. [...]For the ad’s claim that “working families get tax relief,” it refers viewers not to an analysis of Trump’s own tax proposals, but to a white paper by House GOP leaders about their own tax reform plan. [...]
The ad’s next two claims that Trump would make “wages go up” and “small businesses thrive” refer to his old tax plan from last year, which had drastically different rates,The ad’s next two claims that Trump would make “wages go up” and “small businesses thrive” refer to his old tax plan from last year, which had drastically different rates,
Read the full piece here. Here’s the ad:Read the full piece here. Here’s the ad:
Update: The Trump campaign has released this statement to NBC, saying they expect analysis of their plan to be “similar to the prior analysis”:Update: The Trump campaign has released this statement to NBC, saying they expect analysis of their plan to be “similar to the prior analysis”:
Trump camp on why their ad cites tax plan he no longer favors: They think it's close enough https://t.co/bOoZbAcov8 pic.twitter.com/rnf2NUMoRhTrump camp on why their ad cites tax plan he no longer favors: They think it's close enough https://t.co/bOoZbAcov8 pic.twitter.com/rnf2NUMoRh
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Trump warns Weiner's conduct may have 'greatly compromised' national securityTrump warns Weiner's conduct may have 'greatly compromised' national security
Donald Trump has issued a statement on Abedin’s separation from Weiner.Donald Trump has issued a statement on Abedin’s separation from Weiner.
“Huma is making a very wise decision. I know Anthony Weiner well, and she will be far better off without him,” the statement says, continuing:“Huma is making a very wise decision. I know Anthony Weiner well, and she will be far better off without him,” the statement says, continuing:
I only worry for the country in that Hillary Clinton was careless and negligent in allowing Weiner to have such close proximity to highly classified information,. Who knows what he learned and who he told? It’s just another example of Hillary Clinton’s bad judgment. It is possible that our country and its security have been greatly compromised by this.I only worry for the country in that Hillary Clinton was careless and negligent in allowing Weiner to have such close proximity to highly classified information,. Who knows what he learned and who he told? It’s just another example of Hillary Clinton’s bad judgment. It is possible that our country and its security have been greatly compromised by this.
How is this Huma/Weiner security leak supposed to work?"Anthony, I am never around and you've humiliated me. Here's some state secrets."How is this Huma/Weiner security leak supposed to work?"Anthony, I am never around and you've humiliated me. Here's some state secrets."
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Abedin announces separation from WeinerAbedin announces separation from Weiner
Here’s a new statement from Huma Abedin:Here’s a new statement from Huma Abedin:
After long and painful consideration and work on my marriage, I have made the decision to separate from my husband. Anthony and I remain devoted to doing what is best for our son, who is the light of our life. During this difficult time, I ask for respect for our privacy.After long and painful consideration and work on my marriage, I have made the decision to separate from my husband. Anthony and I remain devoted to doing what is best for our son, who is the light of our life. During this difficult time, I ask for respect for our privacy.
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Online scam targeting Trump donors nets more than $1mOnline scam targeting Trump donors nets more than $1m
A man unconnected with the Donald Trump campaign has collected more than $1m in donations online by dangling the promise of a dinner with Trump on a site called dinnerwithtrump.org.A man unconnected with the Donald Trump campaign has collected more than $1m in donations online by dangling the promise of a dinner with Trump on a site called dinnerwithtrump.org.
“Enter for a chance for you and a guest to have dinner with Donald Trump,” the site says. The flight, food & stay are on us.”“Enter for a chance for you and a guest to have dinner with Donald Trump,” the site says. The flight, food & stay are on us.”
Visitors who enter their personal information to enter for free are invited to donate and increase their chances. Donations pour into the coffers of a political action committee run by a 25-year-old Maryland man called Ian Hawes.Visitors who enter their personal information to enter for free are invited to donate and increase their chances. Donations pour into the coffers of a political action committee run by a 25-year-old Maryland man called Ian Hawes.
The fine print “discloses that this ‘dinner’ actually amounts to the PAC buying two tickets ‘at a Sponsor-selected fundraising evening event held with Donald Trump and other attendees’,” Politico reports:The fine print “discloses that this ‘dinner’ actually amounts to the PAC buying two tickets ‘at a Sponsor-selected fundraising evening event held with Donald Trump and other attendees’,” Politico reports:
As of Sunday, Hawes’ group had raised $1.1 million from 21,253 donors, he said. More than 410,000 people had signed up for the dinner contest — giving him a massive email list he can leverage for more money for years to come.As of Sunday, Hawes’ group had raised $1.1 million from 21,253 donors, he said. More than 410,000 people had signed up for the dinner contest — giving him a massive email list he can leverage for more money for years to come.
Read the full piece here.Read the full piece here.
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Trump: 'I will stop the slaughter going on' in American citiesTrump: 'I will stop the slaughter going on' in American cities
Donald Trump tweets this morning that he “will stop the slaughter going on” in inner cities, and the candidate wonders how much more violence “will it take” for voters to turn to him.Donald Trump tweets this morning that he “will stop the slaughter going on” in inner cities, and the candidate wonders how much more violence “will it take” for voters to turn to him.
Inner-city crime is reaching record levels. African-Americans will vote for Trump because they know I will stop the slaughter going on!Inner-city crime is reaching record levels. African-Americans will vote for Trump because they know I will stop the slaughter going on!
Look how bad it is getting! How much more crime, how many more shootings, will it take for African-Americans and Latinos to vote Trump=SAFE!Look how bad it is getting! How much more crime, how many more shootings, will it take for African-Americans and Latinos to vote Trump=SAFE!
Trump’s Twitter storm this morning (there are more tweets where those came from) rests on an assertion he made prominently at the Republican convention last month, that “decades of progress made in bringing down crime are now being reversed by this administration’s rollback of criminal enforcement.”Trump’s Twitter storm this morning (there are more tweets where those came from) rests on an assertion he made prominently at the Republican convention last month, that “decades of progress made in bringing down crime are now being reversed by this administration’s rollback of criminal enforcement.”
In fact, there has been a recent spike in murders in 36 of the 50 biggest cities in America (in 2015 the homicide rate increased 54.3% in Washington and 58.5% in Baltimore), the Guardian’s David Smith and Scott Bixby wrote:In fact, there has been a recent spike in murders in 36 of the 50 biggest cities in America (in 2015 the homicide rate increased 54.3% in Washington and 58.5% in Baltimore), the Guardian’s David Smith and Scott Bixby wrote:
But in the first three months of 2016, the picture was more mixed, according to the Major Cities Chiefs Association: New York, for example, recorded a 25% fall in homicides. The Brennan Center responds: “Over the past 25 years, crime in major cities has fallen 66%. In the country as a whole, violent crime is half of what it was in 1991, and has gone down 26% in the last decade. Property crime is down 43% in the past 25 years. No single year change has reversed that trend. Instead, the murder rate for 2015 remains close to 2012 levels – just barely above recent, historic lows.”But in the first three months of 2016, the picture was more mixed, according to the Major Cities Chiefs Association: New York, for example, recorded a 25% fall in homicides. The Brennan Center responds: “Over the past 25 years, crime in major cities has fallen 66%. In the country as a whole, violent crime is half of what it was in 1991, and has gone down 26% in the last decade. Property crime is down 43% in the past 25 years. No single year change has reversed that trend. Instead, the murder rate for 2015 remains close to 2012 levels – just barely above recent, historic lows.”
Trump says urban crime is reaching record levels, cities are war zones. Chicago statistics. https://t.co/rRKlOHiSPo pic.twitter.com/V4mreiZVfxTrump says urban crime is reaching record levels, cities are war zones. Chicago statistics. https://t.co/rRKlOHiSPo pic.twitter.com/V4mreiZVfx
It can seem a bit silly, though, to brandish statistics to illustrate the fundamental wrongness of Trump’s vision of the American city as an unmitigated hellscape. Hillary Clinton made the point last week in a speech about Trump’s “long history of racial discrimination.” “When I hear them, I think to myself: How sad. Donald Trump misses so much,” Clinton said, continuing:It can seem a bit silly, though, to brandish statistics to illustrate the fundamental wrongness of Trump’s vision of the American city as an unmitigated hellscape. Hillary Clinton made the point last week in a speech about Trump’s “long history of racial discrimination.” “When I hear them, I think to myself: How sad. Donald Trump misses so much,” Clinton said, continuing:
He doesn’t see the success of black leaders in every field, the vibrancy of black-owned businesses, the strength of the black church.He doesn’t see the success of black leaders in every field, the vibrancy of black-owned businesses, the strength of the black church.
He doesn’t see the excellence of historically black colleges and universities or the pride of black parents watching their children thrive. And he apparently didn’t see Police Chief Brown on television after the murders of five of his officers conducting himself with such dignity. He certainly doesn’t have any solutions to take on the reality of systemic racism and create more equity and opportunity in communities of color and for every American.He doesn’t see the excellence of historically black colleges and universities or the pride of black parents watching their children thrive. And he apparently didn’t see Police Chief Brown on television after the murders of five of his officers conducting himself with such dignity. He certainly doesn’t have any solutions to take on the reality of systemic racism and create more equity and opportunity in communities of color and for every American.
It really does take a lot of nerve to ask people he’s ignored and mistreated for decades, “What do you have to lose?” Because the answer is: Everything.It really does take a lot of nerve to ask people he’s ignored and mistreated for decades, “What do you have to lose?” Because the answer is: Everything.
Now, Trump’s lack of knowledge or experience or solutions would be bad enough.Now, Trump’s lack of knowledge or experience or solutions would be bad enough.
But what he’s doing here is more sinister.But what he’s doing here is more sinister.
Trump is reinforcing harmful stereotypes and offering a dog whistle to his most hateful supporters.Trump is reinforcing harmful stereotypes and offering a dog whistle to his most hateful supporters.
It’s a disturbing preview of what kind of president he’d be.It’s a disturbing preview of what kind of president he’d be.
Trump has not said what he would do to stop, for example, gun violence in some cities. Indiana governor Mike Pence, Trump’s running mate, was asked on Sunday about consistent findings by Chicago police that most out-of-state guns recovered in Chicago originated in Indiana. Pence rejected the correlation between his state’s lax gun laws and violent crime across the border, saying that “firearms in the hands of law abiding citizens” make everyone safer.Trump has not said what he would do to stop, for example, gun violence in some cities. Indiana governor Mike Pence, Trump’s running mate, was asked on Sunday about consistent findings by Chicago police that most out-of-state guns recovered in Chicago originated in Indiana. Pence rejected the correlation between his state’s lax gun laws and violent crime across the border, saying that “firearms in the hands of law abiding citizens” make everyone safer.
Trump accuses the Obama administration of a “rollback of criminal enforcement.” Will he stop crime by hiring more cops? Does Trump advocate stop-and-frisk? Or the kind of “broken-windows” law enforcement tactics his adviser Rudy Giuliani advanced in New York? Does he plan to solve urban crime with new employment, education or housing policies?Trump accuses the Obama administration of a “rollback of criminal enforcement.” Will he stop crime by hiring more cops? Does Trump advocate stop-and-frisk? Or the kind of “broken-windows” law enforcement tactics his adviser Rudy Giuliani advanced in New York? Does he plan to solve urban crime with new employment, education or housing policies?
Asked about 8-year-old girl killed by stray bullet in Camden and what a President Trump could do in city, Christie says: "Nothing."Asked about 8-year-old girl killed by stray bullet in Camden and what a President Trump could do in city, Christie says: "Nothing."
When do we find out? Maybe next Saturday, when Trump is scheduled to speak at a Detroit church and “answer questions that are relevant to the African American community,” his campaign has announced.When do we find out? Maybe next Saturday, when Trump is scheduled to speak at a Detroit church and “answer questions that are relevant to the African American community,” his campaign has announced.
Now that African-Americans are seeing what a bad job Hillary type policy and management has done to the inner-cities, they want TRUMP!Now that African-Americans are seeing what a bad job Hillary type policy and management has done to the inner-cities, they want TRUMP!
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The Hillary Clinton campaign was confronted with an unpleasant distraction on Monday morning as the New York Post published a front-page story about newly revealed, explicit Twitter messages sent by former congressman Anthony Weiner to a woman he met online. Weiner is married to Huma Abedin, Clinton’s closest aide.The Hillary Clinton campaign was confronted with an unpleasant distraction on Monday morning as the New York Post published a front-page story about newly revealed, explicit Twitter messages sent by former congressman Anthony Weiner to a woman he met online. Weiner is married to Huma Abedin, Clinton’s closest aide.
The latest messages appear to be another installment in a long-running pattern of conduct by Weiner online that has made a public spectacle of his marriage and recalled the sex scandals attached to Clinton’s own marriage.The latest messages appear to be another installment in a long-running pattern of conduct by Weiner online that has made a public spectacle of his marriage and recalled the sex scandals attached to Clinton’s own marriage.
Weiner resigned from Congress in 2011 after similar explicit messages came to light. His 2013 New York City mayoral bid foundered on a similar scandal.Weiner resigned from Congress in 2011 after similar explicit messages came to light. His 2013 New York City mayoral bid foundered on a similar scandal.
Weiner’s Twitter account has been deleted. The Clinton campaign did not immediately reply to a request for comment.Weiner’s Twitter account has been deleted. The Clinton campaign did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
The Post on Monday published texts and images said to have been sent and received by Weiner about a year ago, in July 2015. The images include one that appears to have been sent by Weiner in which his young son, asleep, is visible in the background.The Post on Monday published texts and images said to have been sent and received by Weiner about a year ago, in July 2015. The images include one that appears to have been sent by Weiner in which his young son, asleep, is visible in the background.
As his mayoral bid collapsed, Abedin, already anticipating Clinton’s presidential run, appeared alongside Weiner and expressed support for him. She did not appear at a concession speech he gave at the end of the campaign. She travels constantly with Clinton.As his mayoral bid collapsed, Abedin, already anticipating Clinton’s presidential run, appeared alongside Weiner and expressed support for him. She did not appear at a concession speech he gave at the end of the campaign. She travels constantly with Clinton.
The disintegrating mayoral bid, and the couple’s efforts to prevent the same from happening to their marriage, were the subject of an award-winning documentary released this year, Weiner.The disintegrating mayoral bid, and the couple’s efforts to prevent the same from happening to their marriage, were the subject of an award-winning documentary released this year, Weiner.
Earlier this month, Weiner revealed that Abedin never agreed to the documentary.Earlier this month, Weiner revealed that Abedin never agreed to the documentary.
Update: Donald Trump has sent a tweet questioning Clinton’s judgment, without mentioning Weiner by name:Update: Donald Trump has sent a tweet questioning Clinton’s judgment, without mentioning Weiner by name:
Crooked Hillary's brainpower is highly overrated.Probably why her decision making is so bad or, as stated by Bernie S, she has BAD JUDGEMENTCrooked Hillary's brainpower is highly overrated.Probably why her decision making is so bad or, as stated by Bernie S, she has BAD JUDGEMENT
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Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Donald Trump has announced a date for what he bills as “a major speech on ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION” – Wednesday in the “GREAT State of Arizona”.Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Donald Trump has announced a date for what he bills as “a major speech on ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION” – Wednesday in the “GREAT State of Arizona”.
I will be making a major speech on ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION on Wednesday in the GREAT State of Arizona. Big crowds, looking for a larger venue.I will be making a major speech on ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION on Wednesday in the GREAT State of Arizona. Big crowds, looking for a larger venue.
Trump surrogates have said he will use the speech to clarify his immigration proposals. The candidate appears to be backing away from a proposal to stand up a “deportation force” to remove millions of undocumented migrants from the country. Trump’s running mate Mike Pence and New Jersey governor Chris Christie insisted at the weekend that the candidate’s position on immigration had not changed.Trump surrogates have said he will use the speech to clarify his immigration proposals. The candidate appears to be backing away from a proposal to stand up a “deportation force” to remove millions of undocumented migrants from the country. Trump’s running mate Mike Pence and New Jersey governor Chris Christie insisted at the weekend that the candidate’s position on immigration had not changed.
The Trump campaign has reserved “upward of $10m” in TV ad time in nine states “in the next week or so”, AP reports, including states where Trump’s poll numbers have lagged such as Virginia and Colorado. The buy brings the Trump campaign’s total TV ad spending to about $15m, versus $77m for the Hillary Clinton campaign.The Trump campaign has reserved “upward of $10m” in TV ad time in nine states “in the next week or so”, AP reports, including states where Trump’s poll numbers have lagged such as Virginia and Colorado. The buy brings the Trump campaign’s total TV ad spending to about $15m, versus $77m for the Hillary Clinton campaign.
The Trump campaign is also out with a new ad this morning, offering contrasting visions of what would happen to the American economy under a Trump presidency versus a Clinton presidency:The Trump campaign is also out with a new ad this morning, offering contrasting visions of what would happen to the American economy under a Trump presidency versus a Clinton presidency:
Can Trump catch Clinton in the 71 days remaining until election day (with early voting in dozens of states a month away)? Polling averages depict a static race through the month of August, with Clinton leading by between six and eight points. New polling by Emerson College, which FiveThirtyEight has found has a measurable house effect in favor of Republicans, has Trump within three points of Clinton in a four-way race in Pennsylvania, where head-to-head averages have her up seven points. Morning Consult released a national poll yesterday showing Trump within three points of Clinton after having trailed by six points a week earlier. Is he gaining? The signals are mixed.Can Trump catch Clinton in the 71 days remaining until election day (with early voting in dozens of states a month away)? Polling averages depict a static race through the month of August, with Clinton leading by between six and eight points. New polling by Emerson College, which FiveThirtyEight has found has a measurable house effect in favor of Republicans, has Trump within three points of Clinton in a four-way race in Pennsylvania, where head-to-head averages have her up seven points. Morning Consult released a national poll yesterday showing Trump within three points of Clinton after having trailed by six points a week earlier. Is he gaining? The signals are mixed.
In conversations in Nascar country, Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts found some skepticism about the Republican candidate.In conversations in Nascar country, Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts found some skepticism about the Republican candidate.
New Weiner sexts revealedNew Weiner sexts revealed
This has happened:This has happened:
.@anthonyweiner's Twitter account has been deleted pic.twitter.com/l0DftDzJIn.@anthonyweiner's Twitter account has been deleted pic.twitter.com/l0DftDzJIn
Presumably because this happened (that link takes you to the New York Post coverage of previously unseen, by the public, sexts by Anthony Weiner, from a year ago).Presumably because this happened (that link takes you to the New York Post coverage of previously unseen, by the public, sexts by Anthony Weiner, from a year ago).
When you see Anthony Weiner is trending. pic.twitter.com/h9xT3Gzyn7When you see Anthony Weiner is trending. pic.twitter.com/h9xT3Gzyn7
Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments.Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments.