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| Mike Pence breaks with Trump's Obama birther conspiracy – campaign live | |
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| Hillary Clinton knows where her electoral bread is buttered, the New York Times’ Trip Gabriel points out. There’s talk this cycle, like every four years, of Republicans snatching Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes back from Democrats by appealing to white blue-collar voters in the north and southwest while ceding Philadelphia and environs. Though polling in the state has tightened, Clinton appears to hold a comfortable edge of 4-9 points. | |
| But she’s not leaving the state to chance: | |
| Where is HRC drawing a line in the sand? Sept surrogate visits:President Obama - PABiden -- PittsburghChelsea -- PAWarren - Philly | |
| Clinton camp opens offices in AZ, spends in NC and GA—but it knows what ultimately matters most is PA(/NH/CO/VA): https://t.co/IMRbV6KrCT | |
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| Compare FiveThirtyEight’s forecasting model based on economic indicators with polling averages for the same period: | |
| Here's what a forecast based solely on economy (econ index in polls-plus) would look like:https://t.co/GrRP05gPpY pic.twitter.com/42WaeWQFhV | |
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| Trump derides Clinton as warmonger, proposes military expansion | Trump derides Clinton as warmonger, proposes military expansion |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| Donald Trump derided Hillary Clinton as a warmonger on Wednesday, saying: “Sometimes it seems like there wasn’t a country in the Middle East Clinton didn’t want to invade,” even as he called for a major increase in US defense spending, writes the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs: | Donald Trump derided Hillary Clinton as a warmonger on Wednesday, saying: “Sometimes it seems like there wasn’t a country in the Middle East Clinton didn’t want to invade,” even as he called for a major increase in US defense spending, writes the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs: |
| In the speech at the Union League in Philadelphia, a century-and-a-half-old institution crammed with portraits of civil war generals and long-dead club presidents, Trump laid out his vision for a more robust US military paired with a cautious foreign policy. | In the speech at the Union League in Philadelphia, a century-and-a-half-old institution crammed with portraits of civil war generals and long-dead club presidents, Trump laid out his vision for a more robust US military paired with a cautious foreign policy. |
| Trump railed against his Democratic opponent as having been “trigger-happy and very unstable” during her tenure as secretary of state, claiming that she produced “only turmoil, suffering and death” while in office. | Trump railed against his Democratic opponent as having been “trigger-happy and very unstable” during her tenure as secretary of state, claiming that she produced “only turmoil, suffering and death” while in office. |
| By contrast, the Republican nominee promised to “prioritize diplomacy over destruction” and pledged that in his administration “our actions in the Middle East will be tempered by realism”. | By contrast, the Republican nominee promised to “prioritize diplomacy over destruction” and pledged that in his administration “our actions in the Middle East will be tempered by realism”. |
| The address, billed as a policy speech on military readiness, marked Trump’s second on policy in the past week after addressing immigration last Wednesday in Phoenix. Trump has taken a more scripted approach in recent weeks, which have seen Hillary Clinton’s lead narrow in national polls. | The address, billed as a policy speech on military readiness, marked Trump’s second on policy in the past week after addressing immigration last Wednesday in Phoenix. Trump has taken a more scripted approach in recent weeks, which have seen Hillary Clinton’s lead narrow in national polls. |
| Read further: | Read further: |
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| Pence: Obama was born in United States | Pence: Obama was born in United States |
| Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence has said “Barack Obama was born in Hawaii.” These guys don’t agree on anything. | Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence has said “Barack Obama was born in Hawaii.” These guys don’t agree on anything. |
| Pressed recently about his claims that Obama was born outside the country, Trump has said “I don’t talk about that anymore.” Which is different, you may notice, from saying, “I don’t believe that anymore and I apologize for saying it.” | Pressed recently about his claims that Obama was born outside the country, Trump has said “I don’t talk about that anymore.” Which is different, you may notice, from saying, “I don’t believe that anymore and I apologize for saying it.” |
| NEW: Pence, after Trump repeatedly declines to refute his Obama birther claims, says he believe POTUS born in U.S.: pic.twitter.com/K133GyCoCb | NEW: Pence, after Trump repeatedly declines to refute his Obama birther claims, says he believe POTUS born in U.S.: pic.twitter.com/K133GyCoCb |
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| “The king of debt” | “The king of debt” |
| Trump now calling for more military $ + more VA $ + no entitlement cuts + tax cuts + giant infrastructure plan + wall/immigration force $ | Trump now calling for more military $ + more VA $ + no entitlement cuts + tax cuts + giant infrastructure plan + wall/immigration force $ |
| Remember: the tea party uprising was *entirely* about high levels of government debt, and *only* that issue. https://t.co/w8I5WTy2kY | Remember: the tea party uprising was *entirely* about high levels of government debt, and *only* that issue. https://t.co/w8I5WTy2kY |
| And he's gonna produce a $7 trillion surplus in 10 years, believe me. https://t.co/ZexjeYbfB0 | And he's gonna produce a $7 trillion surplus in 10 years, believe me. https://t.co/ZexjeYbfB0 |
| I don't think Republicans supporting Trump should get to complain about the national debt anymore.I'm revoking that privilege. | I don't think Republicans supporting Trump should get to complain about the national debt anymore.I'm revoking that privilege. |
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| Trump’s done. A lot of the applause felt more dutiful than inspired but this line landed: | Trump’s done. A lot of the applause felt more dutiful than inspired but this line landed: |
| Trump's biggest applause line yet: "We will be one people, under one God, saluting one American flag." | Trump's biggest applause line yet: "We will be one people, under one God, saluting one American flag." |
| Line first used last night. https://t.co/tyRlMNUpI7 | Line first used last night. https://t.co/tyRlMNUpI7 |
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| Trump: | Trump: |
| And by the way, we love our flag. | And by the way, we love our flag. |
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| Trump has run through the proposals to upgrade the military released by his campaign just previous to the speech. He has not mentioned how he would pay for his proposals or attract the new military recruits to fulfill them. But he says, repeatedly and with confidence, “It. Will. Happen.” | Trump has run through the proposals to upgrade the military released by his campaign just previous to the speech. He has not mentioned how he would pay for his proposals or attract the new military recruits to fulfill them. But he says, repeatedly and with confidence, “It. Will. Happen.” |
| #Trump calls for 540K @USArmy (475K now) 36 @USMarineCorps battalions (23 now); 350 @USNavy ships (276 ); 1.2K @usairforce fighters (1,113) | #Trump calls for 540K @USArmy (475K now) 36 @USMarineCorps battalions (23 now); 350 @USNavy ships (276 ); 1.2K @usairforce fighters (1,113) |
| Trump so far silent on how he’ll pay for his massive defense rebuilding/procurement plan (save for small government efficiencies) | Trump so far silent on how he’ll pay for his massive defense rebuilding/procurement plan (save for small government efficiencies) |
| Trump says "United States and allies face the most heightened missile threat that we have ever had." So much for that Cuban Missile Crisis | Trump says "United States and allies face the most heightened missile threat that we have ever had." So much for that Cuban Missile Crisis |
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| Bill Clinton is in Orlando, hitting Trump for his donations to attorney general Pam Bondi: | Bill Clinton is in Orlando, hitting Trump for his donations to attorney general Pam Bondi: |
| .@billclinton mocks Trump, says, "my charity helps people, his is used to pay off your attorney general" pic.twitter.com/9tqcVKBP4C | .@billclinton mocks Trump, says, "my charity helps people, his is used to pay off your attorney general" pic.twitter.com/9tqcVKBP4C |
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| Trump, speaking in Philadelphia, says Clinton is “totally unfit” to be commander in chief. | Trump, speaking in Philadelphia, says Clinton is “totally unfit” to be commander in chief. |
| Trump calls Clinton "trigger happy and very unstable" | Trump calls Clinton "trigger happy and very unstable" |
| Trump: Hillary Clinton's foreign policy has produced "only turmoil and suffering and death" | Trump: Hillary Clinton's foreign policy has produced "only turmoil and suffering and death" |
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| Trump's August fundraising figures fall short – report | Trump's August fundraising figures fall short – report |
| The Trump campaign raised $90m in August, Fox News is reporting, compared with $143m for Clinton. Reuters has further: | The Trump campaign raised $90m in August, Fox News is reporting, compared with $143m for Clinton. Reuters has further: |
| The report did not offer a breakdown of the amount raised by he New York real estate magnate, but Trump said at a rally on Tuesday that he himself contributed a lot of the money to his campaign in August. | The report did not offer a breakdown of the amount raised by he New York real estate magnate, but Trump said at a rally on Tuesday that he himself contributed a lot of the money to his campaign in August. |
| In July, Trump took in $80 million. | In July, Trump took in $80 million. |
| Important to get the campaign-party split here https://t.co/NU90xAzEbO | Important to get the campaign-party split here https://t.co/NU90xAzEbO |
| How doesn't Trump's $90M compare? @MittRomney raised $111.6 million in August 2012 https://t.co/hRiubRwQhI | How doesn't Trump's $90M compare? @MittRomney raised $111.6 million in August 2012 https://t.co/hRiubRwQhI |
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| Trump finally gets started in Philadelphia. He wants to talk about three crucial words, he says. “Peace through strength.” | Trump finally gets started in Philadelphia. He wants to talk about three crucial words, he says. “Peace through strength.” |
| Periodic reminder that "peace through strength" is not a policy. It is a banal talking point. pic.twitter.com/qpxiCvR842 | Periodic reminder that "peace through strength" is not a policy. It is a banal talking point. pic.twitter.com/qpxiCvR842 |
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