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| Trump works to hold Nevada | |
| Nicky Woolf | |
| In front of an energetic crowd at the Reno-Sparks convention center in Reno, Nevada, Trump on Wednesday sang a symphony composed largely of old favorites from his songbook: Nafta took up a large part of his speech, with the debates – either his last week or his running mate’s on Tuesday – barely mentioned. | |
| Pence, who was widely considered to have bested Kaine in the debate, merited only the barest of nods. “The problems we face as a country are immense – and, by the way, didn’t Mike Pence do a great job?” The line did not get much of a cheer, and he did not mention his running mate again. | |
| If Trump has suffered in national polling since his debate with Clinton last week, his supporters did not seem to mind. The atmosphere in Reno was almost festive, with the crowd engaging in Trump’s call-and-responses with gusto. “What’s my economic – my economic,” Trump said, pretending to forget, and the crowd shouted back: “Jobs! Jobs!” | |
| Only when Trump asked if there were any Latinos in the room was the Republican candidate met with near-silence. Even the booing of the media – a ritual at Trump rallies – seemed milder and more good-natured than usual. | |
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| Anywhere but Washington: Maine edition | Anywhere but Washington: Maine edition |
| As Hillary Clinton makes history while openly campaigning for gun law reform, the NRA faces possible defeat in a Maine referendum. Paul Lewis and Tom Silverstone travel to Maine, where a push for universal background checks is being bankrolled by billionaire Michael Bloomberg: | As Hillary Clinton makes history while openly campaigning for gun law reform, the NRA faces possible defeat in a Maine referendum. Paul Lewis and Tom Silverstone travel to Maine, where a push for universal background checks is being bankrolled by billionaire Michael Bloomberg: |
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| Trump tells Page Six he won't bring up Bill at second debate | Trump tells Page Six he won't bring up Bill at second debate |
| At the end of the first presidential debate last week, Donald Trump patted himself on the back for not bringing up some unnamed thing relating to the Clinton family, which pretty clearly was Bill Clinton’s infidelities. | At the end of the first presidential debate last week, Donald Trump patted himself on the back for not bringing up some unnamed thing relating to the Clinton family, which pretty clearly was Bill Clinton’s infidelities. |
| After the debate, Trump continued to pat himself on the back for not bringing up Clinton’s infidelities, which most political analysts agreed was not a fight that would end well for him. | After the debate, Trump continued to pat himself on the back for not bringing up Clinton’s infidelities, which most political analysts agreed was not a fight that would end well for him. |
| Now Trump has definitively declared – on Page Six of the New York Post – that he will NOT bring up “Bill Clinton’s past”: | Now Trump has definitively declared – on Page Six of the New York Post – that he will NOT bring up “Bill Clinton’s past”: |
| “I want to win this election on my policies for the future, not on Bill Clinton’s past,” Trump told Page Six via email. “Jobs, trade, ending illegal immigration, veteran care, and strengthening our military is what I really want to be talking about.” | “I want to win this election on my policies for the future, not on Bill Clinton’s past,” Trump told Page Six via email. “Jobs, trade, ending illegal immigration, veteran care, and strengthening our military is what I really want to be talking about.” |
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| Battleground states: North Carolina | Battleground states: North Carolina |
| Dan Roberts | Dan Roberts |
| North Carolina has been in the eye of many storms this year. The state of emergency declared by Governor Pat McCrory ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Matthew this weekend follows similar civil measures in September when the police killing of a black man set off a wave of angry protests on the streets of the state’s largest city, Charlotte. | North Carolina has been in the eye of many storms this year. The state of emergency declared by Governor Pat McCrory ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Matthew this weekend follows similar civil measures in September when the police killing of a black man set off a wave of angry protests on the streets of the state’s largest city, Charlotte. |
| Few of the tempests to sweep by in 2016 have defined the national mood quite as much, though, as the political maelstrom battering this state. A vital battleground in the presidential election, North Carolina could determine whether Donald Trump manages to assemble enough angry white voters to make it all the way to the White House. A “bathroom ban” preventing transgender students from using toilets not matching the gender on their birth certificates has reopened the wounds of America’s culture wars, leading to a boycott by college sport authorities and protests from leading employers such as Apple, American Airlines and Bank of America. | Few of the tempests to sweep by in 2016 have defined the national mood quite as much, though, as the political maelstrom battering this state. A vital battleground in the presidential election, North Carolina could determine whether Donald Trump manages to assemble enough angry white voters to make it all the way to the White House. A “bathroom ban” preventing transgender students from using toilets not matching the gender on their birth certificates has reopened the wounds of America’s culture wars, leading to a boycott by college sport authorities and protests from leading employers such as Apple, American Airlines and Bank of America. |
| But the conservative wave that allowed Republicans to take control of all layers of local government in the state is now threatening to drown the party itself. The fervour stoked by battles over gay rights, voter registration laws, and immigration is putting off many moderates and could yet see Democrats win presidential, Senate and gubernatorial races here in November. | But the conservative wave that allowed Republicans to take control of all layers of local government in the state is now threatening to drown the party itself. The fervour stoked by battles over gay rights, voter registration laws, and immigration is putting off many moderates and could yet see Democrats win presidential, Senate and gubernatorial races here in November. |
| What has made such controversies so shocking to many outsiders is that the Tar Heel state had long since stopped conforming to any easy stereotypes of a politically conservative southern backwater. The recent protests against the killing of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte took place among gleaming downtown high-rises of the New South – race riots shattering the calm of what otherwise appears a diverse and progressive boomtown at the heart of one of America’s major transport and financial hubs. | What has made such controversies so shocking to many outsiders is that the Tar Heel state had long since stopped conforming to any easy stereotypes of a politically conservative southern backwater. The recent protests against the killing of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte took place among gleaming downtown high-rises of the New South – race riots shattering the calm of what otherwise appears a diverse and progressive boomtown at the heart of one of America’s major transport and financial hubs. |
| Pride in North Carolina’s modern and open economy is still visible, despite the high-profile battles over sexual and racial equality. Drive into the state from the north, and road signs quickly herald its repeated ability to win Nobel prizes, celebrating last year’s award of the chemistry prize to a Turkish American biochemist, Aziz Sancar, based at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill. He proudly spoke of being a US Muslim at his acceptance speech andtold a Turkish newspaper that Trump should not be allowed to obscure America’s multicultural progress in the eyes of the world. | Pride in North Carolina’s modern and open economy is still visible, despite the high-profile battles over sexual and racial equality. Drive into the state from the north, and road signs quickly herald its repeated ability to win Nobel prizes, celebrating last year’s award of the chemistry prize to a Turkish American biochemist, Aziz Sancar, based at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill. He proudly spoke of being a US Muslim at his acceptance speech andtold a Turkish newspaper that Trump should not be allowed to obscure America’s multicultural progress in the eyes of the world. |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| 'How Howard Stern owned Donald Trump' | 'How Howard Stern owned Donald Trump' |
| Here’s a perceptive piece by Virginia Heffernan in Politico, How Howard Stern Owned Donald Trump. | Here’s a perceptive piece by Virginia Heffernan in Politico, How Howard Stern Owned Donald Trump. |
| It was on shock-jock Stern’s radio show that Trump in 2002 said he supported the Iraq war, discussed the attractiveness of 12-year-old Paris Hilton and made some of his most nakedly sexist and craven pronouncements. | It was on shock-jock Stern’s radio show that Trump in 2002 said he supported the Iraq war, discussed the attractiveness of 12-year-old Paris Hilton and made some of his most nakedly sexist and craven pronouncements. |
| Heffernan points out that Trump was really broke in the mid-1990s, perhaps somewhat desperate, and hungry for attention and celebrity. And then Stern used him, she writes: | Heffernan points out that Trump was really broke in the mid-1990s, perhaps somewhat desperate, and hungry for attention and celebrity. And then Stern used him, she writes: |
| This much-craved publicity, of course, came at price: Stern has long had a devilish talent for lulling guests into a false sense of security—and then luring them into rhetorical traps. He casts his guests in a burlesque he scripts for them, and cattle-prods them into playing their parts, first fawning over them until they feel like celebrities, then bringing down the hammer of humiliation. He’s a diabolically domineering scene partner. No interviewer has ever been as adroit with treacherous leading questions in the vein of “When did you stop beating your wife?” Stern, in other words, gets people to publicly embrace their worst selves—and say things they live to regret. | This much-craved publicity, of course, came at price: Stern has long had a devilish talent for lulling guests into a false sense of security—and then luring them into rhetorical traps. He casts his guests in a burlesque he scripts for them, and cattle-prods them into playing their parts, first fawning over them until they feel like celebrities, then bringing down the hammer of humiliation. He’s a diabolically domineering scene partner. No interviewer has ever been as adroit with treacherous leading questions in the vein of “When did you stop beating your wife?” Stern, in other words, gets people to publicly embrace their worst selves—and say things they live to regret. |
| That’s exactly what happened with Trump. Today, as the Republican nominee, he may fashion himself as a boss and a master of the universe. But what comes across in old tapes of the show, resurfaced recently by BuzzFeed and other outlets, is that Trump, like many of Stern’s guests, was often the one being played. By nailing him as a buffoon and then—unkindest cut—forcing him to kiss the Howard Stern ring, Stern and his co-anchor, Robin Quivers, created a series of broadcasts that today showcase not just Trump’s misogyny but his ready submission to sharper minds. | That’s exactly what happened with Trump. Today, as the Republican nominee, he may fashion himself as a boss and a master of the universe. But what comes across in old tapes of the show, resurfaced recently by BuzzFeed and other outlets, is that Trump, like many of Stern’s guests, was often the one being played. By nailing him as a buffoon and then—unkindest cut—forcing him to kiss the Howard Stern ring, Stern and his co-anchor, Robin Quivers, created a series of broadcasts that today showcase not just Trump’s misogyny but his ready submission to sharper minds. |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| Paul Ryan to campaign with Donald Trump | Paul Ryan to campaign with Donald Trump |
| So much for every Republican running away from Trump. House speaker Paul Ryan will campaign with the presidential nominee in his home district in Wisconsin on Saturday, according to a statement from his office. | So much for every Republican running away from Trump. House speaker Paul Ryan will campaign with the presidential nominee in his home district in Wisconsin on Saturday, according to a statement from his office. |
| Rather hilariously – no, let’s go with quite hilariously – given Ryan’s chronic bobbling of the Trump question, the statement advises that “all questions related to Mr. Trump should be directed to the Trump campaign.” | Rather hilariously – no, let’s go with quite hilariously – given Ryan’s chronic bobbling of the Trump question, the statement advises that “all questions related to Mr. Trump should be directed to the Trump campaign.” |
| For some reason it’s difficult to find a photo of Paul Ryan and Donald Trump together. Here’s a composite: | For some reason it’s difficult to find a photo of Paul Ryan and Donald Trump together. Here’s a composite: |
| Read further: Paul Ryan: So handsome, so sad | Read further: Paul Ryan: So handsome, so sad |
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| Senator Ted Cruz, who courageously refused to endorse Donald Trump onstage at the Republican national convention, only to be called to heel after it became clear that the non-endorsement was hurting him more than Trump – here Cruz phone banks under a bunch of Trump signs. Does this really humiliate Ted Cruz, though? Does anything... | Senator Ted Cruz, who courageously refused to endorse Donald Trump onstage at the Republican national convention, only to be called to heel after it became clear that the non-endorsement was hurting him more than Trump – here Cruz phone banks under a bunch of Trump signs. Does this really humiliate Ted Cruz, though? Does anything... |
| The final humiliation pic.twitter.com/NvSQGKRAUL | The final humiliation pic.twitter.com/NvSQGKRAUL |
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| State polls look good for Clinton | State polls look good for Clinton |
| We went looking for good news for Trump in the latest state polls. Instead we found a bunch of strong polls for Clinton. Every arrow seems to point in one direction: Clinton is gaining strength. Note that most of the following state snapshots represent one poll and that you should always consult the averages before acquitting yourself of an opinion about the state of the race. | We went looking for good news for Trump in the latest state polls. Instead we found a bunch of strong polls for Clinton. Every arrow seems to point in one direction: Clinton is gaining strength. Note that most of the following state snapshots represent one poll and that you should always consult the averages before acquitting yourself of an opinion about the state of the race. |
| Florida: | Florida: |
| The UNF poll--a good one--shows Clinton+3 in Florida two-way, +7 in the two-way https://t.co/CZJV3jpC8z | The UNF poll--a good one--shows Clinton+3 in Florida two-way, +7 in the two-way https://t.co/CZJV3jpC8z |
| North Carolina: | North Carolina: |
| North Carolina Is becoming a problem for Trump: https://t.co/RAHINo46OZ pic.twitter.com/7ZSKoUzeGi | North Carolina Is becoming a problem for Trump: https://t.co/RAHINo46OZ pic.twitter.com/7ZSKoUzeGi |
| Michigan: | Michigan: |
| Big lead for clinton in latest Freep poll: https://t.co/mAd9uQzCG3 via @freep | Big lead for clinton in latest Freep poll: https://t.co/mAd9uQzCG3 via @freep |
| Arizona: | Arizona: |
| TPM Electoral Scoreboard Moves to Clinton 323, Trump 186 as Arizona Moves from Trump to Toss Up https://t.co/TqnIwFS0Je via @TPM | TPM Electoral Scoreboard Moves to Clinton 323, Trump 186 as Arizona Moves from Trump to Toss Up https://t.co/TqnIwFS0Je via @TPM |
| Iowa: | Iowa: |
| Hey, Iowa back in (light) blue on @FiveThirtyEight predictor pic.twitter.com/LshT7ojbdW | Hey, Iowa back in (light) blue on @FiveThirtyEight predictor pic.twitter.com/LshT7ojbdW |
| If the election result matched current RCP averages: Clinton would win, 323 to 215. https://t.co/BCmurahs0D | If the election result matched current RCP averages: Clinton would win, 323 to 215. https://t.co/BCmurahs0D |
| Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway is first a pollster, and she has an argument to make: the pollsters are missing Trump supporters, who don’t want to tell anyone, much less strangers asking a bunch of nosy questions, about their political opinions. The shy Tory effect. | Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway is first a pollster, and she has an argument to make: the pollsters are missing Trump supporters, who don’t want to tell anyone, much less strangers asking a bunch of nosy questions, about their political opinions. The shy Tory effect. |
| Could be? | Could be? |
| Will Trump's poll-shy fans surprise elites? @CNN https://t.co/UR7wou2TlS | Will Trump's poll-shy fans surprise elites? @CNN https://t.co/UR7wou2TlS |
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| Trump loosens Republican grip on senate | Trump loosens Republican grip on senate |
| Uh-oh. A month before the election, incumbent Republican senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, who is up for reelection, has had to make an “I’m not perfect” ad: | Uh-oh. A month before the election, incumbent Republican senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, who is up for reelection, has had to make an “I’m not perfect” ad: |
| In a debate on Monday night against challenger Maggie Hassan, the Democratic governor, Ayotte was asked whether Donald Trump would be a good role model for children. | In a debate on Monday night against challenger Maggie Hassan, the Democratic governor, Ayotte was asked whether Donald Trump would be a good role model for children. |
| “Absolutely,” she replied. Ayotte, a centrist Republican, has been trying to have Trump both ways all year, saying she would vote for him but not endorse him. | “Absolutely,” she replied. Ayotte, a centrist Republican, has been trying to have Trump both ways all year, saying she would vote for him but not endorse him. |
| Quickly after the debate, Ayotte sought to walk back her statement about Trump, saying that she had misspoken. | Quickly after the debate, Ayotte sought to walk back her statement about Trump, saying that she had misspoken. |
| But Hassan is out this morning with an ad seeking to pin her more closely to the top of the ticket: | But Hassan is out this morning with an ad seeking to pin her more closely to the top of the ticket: |
| A HuffPost Pollster average of polls in the senate race has it tied: | A HuffPost Pollster average of polls in the senate race has it tied: |
| An Ayotte loss would be a significant blow to Republican efforts to hold the senate. The Democrats need to flip four seats – and for Clinton to win the presidency – to gain control of the senate. (If the Democrats get four seats, a 50-50 tie would be established, with straight party-line votes thereafter being resolved by the vice president, whoever he may end up being.) | An Ayotte loss would be a significant blow to Republican efforts to hold the senate. The Democrats need to flip four seats – and for Clinton to win the presidency – to gain control of the senate. (If the Democrats get four seats, a 50-50 tie would be established, with straight party-line votes thereafter being resolved by the vice president, whoever he may end up being.) |
| The Democrats look very likely to flip in Illinois and Wisconsin. But they may lose the Nevada seat of retiring minority leader Harry Reid. So they may need at least three more wins from among the five states of Indiana, North Carolina, Missouri, Pennsylvania or New Hampshire. To see a map with further analysis, pay a visit to Sabato’s Crystal Ball. | The Democrats look very likely to flip in Illinois and Wisconsin. But they may lose the Nevada seat of retiring minority leader Harry Reid. So they may need at least three more wins from among the five states of Indiana, North Carolina, Missouri, Pennsylvania or New Hampshire. To see a map with further analysis, pay a visit to Sabato’s Crystal Ball. |
| Republicans are worried that Trump is screwing up their chances of holding onto Congress, report Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns today in the New York Times: | Republicans are worried that Trump is screwing up their chances of holding onto Congress, report Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns today in the New York Times: |
| Donald J. Trump’s support has plunged across the swing-state map over the last 10 days, wiping out his political recovery from September and threatening to undo weeks of Republican gains in the battle for control of Congress. [...] | Donald J. Trump’s support has plunged across the swing-state map over the last 10 days, wiping out his political recovery from September and threatening to undo weeks of Republican gains in the battle for control of Congress. [...] |
| Mr. Trump has already slipped perceptibly in public polls, trailing widely this week in Pennsylvania and by smaller margins in Florida and North Carolina — three states he cannot afford to lose. But private polling by both parties shows an even more precipitous drop, especially among independent voters, moderate Republicans and women, according to a dozen strategists from both parties who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the data was confidential. | Mr. Trump has already slipped perceptibly in public polls, trailing widely this week in Pennsylvania and by smaller margins in Florida and North Carolina — three states he cannot afford to lose. But private polling by both parties shows an even more precipitous drop, especially among independent voters, moderate Republicans and women, according to a dozen strategists from both parties who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the data was confidential. |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
| Update: | Update: |
| New: 30 former GOP members of Congress come out against Trump, saying they won't vote for him. pic.twitter.com/7H3Nyi5pDI | New: 30 former GOP members of Congress come out against Trump, saying they won't vote for him. pic.twitter.com/7H3Nyi5pDI |
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| Here’s New York Daily News editorial cartoonist Bill Bramhall on the veep debate: | Here’s New York Daily News editorial cartoonist Bill Bramhall on the veep debate: |
| Here's today's @billbramhall cartoon: https://t.co/6jDB4vdsnd pic.twitter.com/x1iVC8aCTJ | Here's today's @billbramhall cartoon: https://t.co/6jDB4vdsnd pic.twitter.com/x1iVC8aCTJ |
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| We really don’t want to know any more about this apparent meeting between comedienne Rosie O’Donnell and the daughter of a man with whom she is engaged in an ongoing and epic flame war – “orange anus,” she called him last month – except that it happened and they appear to have gotten along just fine. #healing #bless | We really don’t want to know any more about this apparent meeting between comedienne Rosie O’Donnell and the daughter of a man with whom she is engaged in an ongoing and epic flame war – “orange anus,” she called him last month – except that it happened and they appear to have gotten along just fine. #healing #bless |
| @IvankaTrump in a city of 8 million - we meet face 2 face - i thank u 4 listening - mother 2 mother - on this new years week - my best 2 u | @IvankaTrump in a city of 8 million - we meet face 2 face - i thank u 4 listening - mother 2 mother - on this new years week - my best 2 u |
| (thx @fahima_haque) | (thx @fahima_haque) |
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| How charming is this guy? Trump told Nevada voters last night to please cling to life until Election Day. | How charming is this guy? Trump told Nevada voters last night to please cling to life until Election Day. |
| “I don’t care how sick you are,” he said, “hang on till November 8th, get out and vote and then, all we’re going to say is, we love you and we’ll remember you always.” | “I don’t care how sick you are,” he said, “hang on till November 8th, get out and vote and then, all we’re going to say is, we love you and we’ll remember you always.” |
| The crowd is cracking up. But this is not only in questionable taste – it’s misleading. Dying voters in Nevada, where a large 69% majority of ballots were cast early in 2012, only have to make it until the opening of early voting on 22 October to make their support for Trump known before dying. | The crowd is cracking up. But this is not only in questionable taste – it’s misleading. Dying voters in Nevada, where a large 69% majority of ballots were cast early in 2012, only have to make it until the opening of early voting on 22 October to make their support for Trump known before dying. |
| The Trump campaign, which isn’t very good at get-out-the-vote, seems rarely to brief the candidate on useful information like this that he might share with voters. | The Trump campaign, which isn’t very good at get-out-the-vote, seems rarely to brief the candidate on useful information like this that he might share with voters. |
| And yes, if you vote early and then die before election day, your vote still counts. America. | And yes, if you vote early and then die before election day, your vote still counts. America. |
| Then Trump spots an Elvis impersonator. Most Las Vegas rally ever. | Then Trump spots an Elvis impersonator. Most Las Vegas rally ever. |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. It’s 6 October, Barack Obama’s approval rating has touched a new second-term high of 55%, according to a CNN/ORC poll, and Hillary Clinton has a growing national lead of at least four points over Donald Trump in one, two, three, four respected polling averages. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. It’s 6 October, Barack Obama’s approval rating has touched a new second-term high of 55%, according to a CNN/ORC poll, and Hillary Clinton has a growing national lead of at least four points over Donald Trump in one, two, three, four respected polling averages. |
| Which makes this new poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University /PublicMind an outlier: | Which makes this new poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University /PublicMind an outlier: |
| National poll of likely voters: Clinton 50%, Trump 40% pic.twitter.com/u8LTxz2Vrn | National poll of likely voters: Clinton 50%, Trump 40% pic.twitter.com/u8LTxz2Vrn |
| Clinton supporters concerned that she might quit while she’s ahead might take heart in the facts that she continues to raise money, appear with down-ticket candidates at rallies across the country and produce new campaign ads, like two out this morning. | Clinton supporters concerned that she might quit while she’s ahead might take heart in the facts that she continues to raise money, appear with down-ticket candidates at rallies across the country and produce new campaign ads, like two out this morning. |
| Here’s one directed by Lee Daniels (Monster’s Ball, Precious, The Butler, Empire): | Here’s one directed by Lee Daniels (Monster’s Ball, Precious, The Butler, Empire): |
| Lee Daniels direct new Clinton ad, "What Will You Say", featuring African American stars talking about what's at stake in this election: pic.twitter.com/ODniz2O8gs | Lee Daniels direct new Clinton ad, "What Will You Say", featuring African American stars talking about what's at stake in this election: pic.twitter.com/ODniz2O8gs |
| Trump says ‘Nevada’ wrong | Trump says ‘Nevada’ wrong |
| Like daughter, like father. Donald Trump lectured a crowd in Reno, Nevada – a state he needs to win – last night about how to pronounce “Nevada”. But he said it wrong, it’s “Nevada” like a baby’s “dada” not a Tzara’s Dada. They take this very seriously in Nevada. | Like daughter, like father. Donald Trump lectured a crowd in Reno, Nevada – a state he needs to win – last night about how to pronounce “Nevada”. But he said it wrong, it’s “Nevada” like a baby’s “dada” not a Tzara’s Dada. They take this very seriously in Nevada. |
| Here’s Trump spouting nonsense: | Here’s Trump spouting nonsense: |
| Trump explains how to pronounce Nevada - the wrong way. #inners https://t.co/5ZlOEMEMzv | Trump explains how to pronounce Nevada - the wrong way. #inners https://t.co/5ZlOEMEMzv |
| Harry Reid https://t.co/kawy6zSpUv pic.twitter.com/NKhUG0iSZ3 | Harry Reid https://t.co/kawy6zSpUv pic.twitter.com/NKhUG0iSZ3 |
| Trump supporters shout down Holocaust denier | Trump supporters shout down Holocaust denier |
| Attendees at a Trump rally grew agitated that the media was interviewing the one guy seeking a platform for his theories about the Holocaust: | Attendees at a Trump rally grew agitated that the media was interviewing the one guy seeking a platform for his theories about the Holocaust: |
| "You're not speaking the truth for us!" A Trump supporter shouts down alt-right man in Reno. pic.twitter.com/67Y5O1wDzI | "You're not speaking the truth for us!" A Trump supporter shouts down alt-right man in Reno. pic.twitter.com/67Y5O1wDzI |
| Here’s another Clinton ad out this morning, made from home movie footage: | Here’s another Clinton ad out this morning, made from home movie footage: |
| Top Fox talent spat | Top Fox talent spat |
| This is more than just a public fight between top on-air talent at a national news network; this is a civil war inside the most powerful brand in “conservative” news, coming right after the network’s head was cut off, as Fox founder Roger Ailes succumbed to a sexual harassment scandal, but not before the network helped elevate a historically bad, in the judgment of many top Republicans, presidential nominee. | This is more than just a public fight between top on-air talent at a national news network; this is a civil war inside the most powerful brand in “conservative” news, coming right after the network’s head was cut off, as Fox founder Roger Ailes succumbed to a sexual harassment scandal, but not before the network helped elevate a historically bad, in the judgment of many top Republicans, presidential nominee. |
| @megynkelly u should be mad at @HillaryClinton Clearly you support her. And @realDonaldTrump did talk to u. https://t.co/vsQiNMgHut | @megynkelly u should be mad at @HillaryClinton Clearly you support her. And @realDonaldTrump did talk to u. https://t.co/vsQiNMgHut |
| This is going to hit Florida starting as soon as tonight: | This is going to hit Florida starting as soon as tonight: |
| Hurricane #Matthew is expected to intensify later tonight and Thursday: https://t.co/MdjzkqMQtl #scwx #gawx pic.twitter.com/Bwr7sfz4gJ | Hurricane #Matthew is expected to intensify later tonight and Thursday: https://t.co/MdjzkqMQtl #scwx #gawx pic.twitter.com/Bwr7sfz4gJ |
| Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments. |
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