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| Clinton joined by Sanders on the campaign trail in New Hampshire – live | Clinton joined by Sanders on the campaign trail in New Hampshire – live |
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| Bern-storming: Sanders to hit the road for Clinton | |
| Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are scheduled to appear together in New Hampshire in about an hour. | |
| Afterward, Sanders will travel and speak for a week on behalf of Clinton, Politico reports: | |
| As HRC + Bernie reunite in NH, source tells me Bernie will hit road hard for HRC starting Oct. 3: "goin to be out for 5 or 6 days straight." | |
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| Liberal, educated, white Madison, Wisconsin, is eager to vote, it appears. Here’s Nation writer Ari Berman: | |
| 1,200 people voted in Madison on Monday on first day of early voting in Wisconsin. "Near record turnout" @MadisonWIClerk tells me | |
| University of Florida professor Michael McDonald tracks early voting. Tens of thousands of people have already voted, he says: | |
| With FL, GA and NC updates, at least 22,485 people have voted in the 2016 election https://t.co/biXWYJXviS | |
| Finally seeing Rep absentee ballot requests > Dem (as expected), although Reps still running behind 2012 level | |
| Scroll McDonald’s timeline for a state-by-state breakdown of ballot requests. | |
| (thx @bencjacobs) | |
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| Michelle Obama slams Trump for 'birther' bushwa | |
| In an appearance at La Salle university in Philadelphia, first lady Michelle Obama has criticized Trump, not by name, for spending years mega-phoning the wacky racist theory that Barack Obama was not born in the United States. | |
| “And then of course there are those who questioned and continue to question for the past eight years whether my husband was even born in this country,” Obama says: | |
| And let me say, hurtful, deceitful questions deliberately designed to undermine his presidency. Questions that cannot be blamed on others or swept under the rug by an insincere sentence uttered at a press conference. | |
| .@FLOTUS: Trump's birther claims can't be "swept under the rug by an insincere sentence" at a press conference. https://t.co/aoWwbbT43x | |
| Obama warned the students that not voting or voting for a third-party candidate would effectively help to elect “Clinton’s opponent.” | |
| “We also need someone who is steady and measured... a president just can’t pop off, or lash out irrationally,” Obama told the students. No, we need an adult in the White House.” | |
| Michelle Obama keeps sharpening knife on Trump (while still avoiding his name). pic.twitter.com/mU31H1kvZo | |
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| Our $.02: It’s not funny at all that there’s a non-fantastical connection to be made between a new Hitler biography and the current presidential campaign. | |
| Does this book review qualify as a subtweet? https://t.co/ypEByujnGU | |
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| Is the old Trump back? | |
| Is the old Trump back? After his lackluster debate outing Monday, Trump has been tweeting about #winning online surveys, bragging about “owning a lot of great property in Europe” and seeking credit for his heroic restraint in not reminding Hillary Clinton of her husband’s extramarital transgressions. | |
| “I’m really happy I was able to hold back on the indiscretions in respect to Bill Clinton. Because I have a lot of respect for Chelsea Clinton,” Trump told CNN after the debate. “Maybe I’ll tell you at the next debate. We’ll see.” | |
| For second Trump son Eric Trump, the moment of Trump’s not bringing up Monica Lewinsky was more than a moment of restraint. It was a moment of pride that will forever live in Eric Trump’s heart, he told an Iowa radio host in an interview snagged by BuzzFeed: | |
| “He could have just crushed her on that last question, you know, you would have probably hurt a family if he did and um, I don’t know, I uh, I think that took a lot of courage in so many regards,” Eric Trump said. | |
| “And that was a big moment for me and probably will actually become — my life and this campaign — and probably will be something I’ll always remember.” | |
| Here’s Jay Cost of the conservative Weekly Standard: | |
| I don't for the life of me understand how they parlay this into a hit on Hillary Clinton. https://t.co/1rXzkILr5v | |
| The public saw her as *the primary victim* of Bill's infidelity. So why remind them of their old sympathies? | |
| The control that helped Trump recover after August has escaped him since the debate. He's swinging wildly, blindly. | |
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| Trump: 'we want Nato to be strong'... and to pay | Trump: 'we want Nato to be strong'... and to pay |
| Donald Trump called for “a strong Nato” in a speech to a Polish National Alliance group in Chicago on Wednesday morning – but he seemed to predicate US support for Nato-member countries on those countries paying more toward mutual defense. | Donald Trump called for “a strong Nato” in a speech to a Polish National Alliance group in Chicago on Wednesday morning – but he seemed to predicate US support for Nato-member countries on those countries paying more toward mutual defense. |
| In March, Trump said Nato was “obsolete” and too expensive. | |
| Trump also riffed Wednesday on “owning a lot of great property in Europe” and called the Brexit vote “amazing.” | |
| Trump spoke to a crowd of about 100 before a coat of arms for the group and US and Polish flags, according to a poll report. He was introduced by former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who assured the audience that Trump would “defend the NATO treaty”. | Trump spoke to a crowd of about 100 before a coat of arms for the group and US and Polish flags, according to a poll report. He was introduced by former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who assured the audience that Trump would “defend the NATO treaty”. |
| In Trump’s telling, however, there are strings attached. | In Trump’s telling, however, there are strings attached. |
| Trump praised Poland’s contributions to Nato, which includes hosting US forces. “As president I will honor Poland’s sacrifices for freedom,” Trump said: | Trump praised Poland’s contributions to Nato, which includes hosting US forces. “As president I will honor Poland’s sacrifices for freedom,” Trump said: |
| We’re committed to a strong Poland and a strong Eastern Europe as the bulwark for security and liberty. | We’re committed to a strong Poland and a strong Eastern Europe as the bulwark for security and liberty. |
| “We want NATO to be strong which means we want more countries to follow the example of Poland” on paying into NATO. | “We want NATO to be strong which means we want more countries to follow the example of Poland” on paying into NATO. |
| Contrast that with what Trump told the New York Times in July: | Contrast that with what Trump told the New York Times in July: |
| I would prefer that we be able to continue, but if we are not going to be reasonably reimbursed for the tremendous cost of protecting these massive nations with tremendous wealth... Then yes, I would be absolutely prepared to tell those countries, ‘Congratulations, you will be defending yourself.’ | I would prefer that we be able to continue, but if we are not going to be reasonably reimbursed for the tremendous cost of protecting these massive nations with tremendous wealth... Then yes, I would be absolutely prepared to tell those countries, ‘Congratulations, you will be defending yourself.’ |
| Then Trump “put his notes away and started talking about Brexit,” the media pool reports: | Then Trump “put his notes away and started talking about Brexit,” the media pool reports: |
| It was amazing what happened. When the U.K. brilliantly decided to get out they totally forgot what I said. | It was amazing what happened. When the U.K. brilliantly decided to get out they totally forgot what I said. |
| I have a lot of property in Europe. I own a lot of great property in Europe. | I have a lot of property in Europe. I own a lot of great property in Europe. |
| On Nigel Farage: “He came out and made a speech for me a month ago and it was incredible” | On Nigel Farage: “He came out and made a speech for me a month ago and it was incredible” |
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| Stephen Bannon, the person who ran / runs / will continue to run this web site, which is known for hosting anti-Semitic content, is the chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign: | Stephen Bannon, the person who ran / runs / will continue to run this web site, which is known for hosting anti-Semitic content, is the chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign: |
| Breitbart goes full anti-Semite on Washington Post columnist @anneapplebaum: pic.twitter.com/Gd6ESDCJTJ | Breitbart goes full anti-Semite on Washington Post columnist @anneapplebaum: pic.twitter.com/Gd6ESDCJTJ |
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| Clinton and her allies are producing ads so quickly it’s difficult to keep up. We’ll post ads by Trump and his allies too... if they produce any. | Clinton and her allies are producing ads so quickly it’s difficult to keep up. We’ll post ads by Trump and his allies too... if they produce any. |
| In this one, Priorities USA Action depicts Trump as failing to support the military, veterans, schools and public health by not paying taxes: | In this one, Priorities USA Action depicts Trump as failing to support the military, veterans, schools and public health by not paying taxes: |
| (h/t @alexburnsnyt) | (h/t @alexburnsnyt) |
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| The pro-Clinton super Pac Priorities USA Action has produced a Spanish-language ad to warn Latino voters in Nevada and Colorado that Donald Trump does not consider Spanish-speakers fully American and wants to deport undocumented migrants: | The pro-Clinton super Pac Priorities USA Action has produced a Spanish-language ad to warn Latino voters in Nevada and Colorado that Donald Trump does not consider Spanish-speakers fully American and wants to deport undocumented migrants: |
| (h/t: @ralstonreports) | (h/t: @ralstonreports) |
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| Warner warns Trump: 'loose lips sink ships' | Warner warns Trump: 'loose lips sink ships' |
| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| Retired five-term Virginia senator John Warner, a popular Republican with a distinguished military career, endorsed Hillary Clinton on Wednesday with a sharp warning for her opponent: “Loose lips sink ships, you got that Donald?” | Retired five-term Virginia senator John Warner, a popular Republican with a distinguished military career, endorsed Hillary Clinton on Wednesday with a sharp warning for her opponent: “Loose lips sink ships, you got that Donald?” |
| The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino reports: | The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino reports: |
| Warner, a World War II veteran, former US Navy Secretary and former chairman of the Senate Armed Services committee, was joined by vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine, a senator from Virginia, onstage at a recreational center in Arlington. Warner announced that he would cross party lines to support the Democratic ticket, calling Clinton “prepared”, “firm” and “respectful”, while admonishing Donald Trump. | Warner, a World War II veteran, former US Navy Secretary and former chairman of the Senate Armed Services committee, was joined by vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine, a senator from Virginia, onstage at a recreational center in Arlington. Warner announced that he would cross party lines to support the Democratic ticket, calling Clinton “prepared”, “firm” and “respectful”, while admonishing Donald Trump. |
| “No one should have the audacity to stand up and degrade the Purple Heart or military families,” Warner said, his soft voice growing louder. | “No one should have the audacity to stand up and degrade the Purple Heart or military families,” Warner said, his soft voice growing louder. |
| Warner said Trump’s assertions that the US military is in “shambles” and its generals have been “reduced to rubble” were false. | Warner said Trump’s assertions that the US military is in “shambles” and its generals have been “reduced to rubble” were false. |
| “What we have today the strongest military in the world,” Warner said. “Does it need to be modified and changed and added to and modernized? You bet it does. But it is not in shambles. | “What we have today the strongest military in the world,” Warner said. “Does it need to be modified and changed and added to and modernized? You bet it does. But it is not in shambles. |
| “It is not the admirals and the generals and the seniors in rubble in the hallways in the Pentagon. I was there two weeks ago and I saw those very halls that I used to traverse for five years, four months and three days as the Navy Secretary and there still as vibrant as the day I left.” | “It is not the admirals and the generals and the seniors in rubble in the hallways in the Pentagon. I was there two weeks ago and I saw those very halls that I used to traverse for five years, four months and three days as the Navy Secretary and there still as vibrant as the day I left.” |
| At the event, a small gathering of mostly veterans and members of the press, Kaine introduced Warner as friend of the family, recalling his relationship with Kaine’s father-in-law, former Virginia governor Linwood Holton. | At the event, a small gathering of mostly veterans and members of the press, Kaine introduced Warner as friend of the family, recalling his relationship with Kaine’s father-in-law, former Virginia governor Linwood Holton. |
| “There’s an apocryphal story that Ive never cared to research that my father in law broke a paddle over John Warner’s hindquarters at a fraternity event,” Kaine said drawing laughs. | “There’s an apocryphal story that Ive never cared to research that my father in law broke a paddle over John Warner’s hindquarters at a fraternity event,” Kaine said drawing laughs. |
| He praised Warner as a man who has never been afraid to put “country and commonwealth” over party, and noted that the Republican endorsed his own bid for Senate in 2012. | He praised Warner as a man who has never been afraid to put “country and commonwealth” over party, and noted that the Republican endorsed his own bid for Senate in 2012. |
| “John Warner is an example of how it could be done and should be done,” Kaine said. | “John Warner is an example of how it could be done and should be done,” Kaine said. |