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| Clinton gaining ground as Obama's approval ratings go up – campaign live | Clinton gaining ground as Obama's approval ratings go up – campaign live |
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| Bernie Sanders blasted Donald Trump as a billionaire who exemplifies a “corrupt American political system” in the Vermont senator’s first visit to Michigan on the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton today. | |
| At a local United Auto Workers chapter in Dearborn, the first of four campaign stops across the state, Sanders’ appearance on behalf of Clinton came several months after he eked out a shocking victory in Michigan’s primary election. But in his roughly 50-minute speech, Sanders stressed the importance of electing Clinton, declaring Trump’s policy agenda is “particularly dangerous and un-American”. | |
| The Republican nominee, Sanders said, differs from any candidate in modern history for one reason: “The reason Trump’s campaign is particularly dangerous and un-American is that he has made the cornerstone of his campaign bigotry.” | |
| He continued, “This campaign, what Trump is trying to do trying to win votes by dividing us up, by insulting the Latino brothers and sisters, by insulting the Muslim community, by every day hurling insults at women.” | |
| Sanders said the revelation of Trump’s 1995 tax returns released last week accomplished more in one day “than I have in a year” to illustrate the “corrupt” American economy. | |
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| Donald Trump has issued a statement regarding the impending landfall of Hurricane Matthew: | |
| Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in the path of Hurricane Matthew, namely in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, and we encourage everyone to listen to their Governors and local emergency officials urging the evacuations of at-risk coastal communities. These warnings are very, very serious – if your home is in the path of the hurricane and you are being advised to leave, you need to do so right now. Nothing is more important than the safety of your family. | |
| I would also like to offer my thanks to the law enforcement, first responders and power crews making the necessary preparations for the storm and carrying out their plans to help our communities survive and recover in the aftermath. | |
| I also want to extend my personal condolences to those families in Haiti who lost loved ones as this storm tore through their island. The news reports that over a hundred people are feared dead saddens us all, and the United States should offer our assistance to help our island neighbors. | |
| Please stay safe. | |
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| Pence says Trump no longer wants a Muslim ban | Pence says Trump no longer wants a Muslim ban |
| Trump running mate Mike Pence this morning told CNN that Trump no longer supports a ban on Muslims entering the US but wants a ban on immigrants “from countries compromised by terrorism.” | Trump running mate Mike Pence this morning told CNN that Trump no longer supports a ban on Muslims entering the US but wants a ban on immigrants “from countries compromised by terrorism.” |
| Even before Tuesday’s debate, a large part of Pence’s job had become to describe Trump’s policies and views as less extreme than the candidate has described them (see the lengthy Sunday show footage of Pence taking questions about whether Trump still wants a “deportation force”). | Even before Tuesday’s debate, a large part of Pence’s job had become to describe Trump’s policies and views as less extreme than the candidate has described them (see the lengthy Sunday show footage of Pence taking questions about whether Trump still wants a “deportation force”). |
| “We’re going to suspend immigration from countries compromised by terrorism,” Pence says. | “We’re going to suspend immigration from countries compromised by terrorism,” Pence says. |
| CNN’s Chris Cuomo does a good job of pushing him: “But governor that is a finessed position,” Cuomo says, pointing out that Pence strongly condemned Trump’s call for a Muslim ban back when he was supporting Ted Cruz. | CNN’s Chris Cuomo does a good job of pushing him: “But governor that is a finessed position,” Cuomo says, pointing out that Pence strongly condemned Trump’s call for a Muslim ban back when he was supporting Ted Cruz. |
| “You condemned those comments. Why do you not condemn them now?” | “You condemned those comments. Why do you not condemn them now?” |
| Pence laughs, as if no questions could be sillier. “Well because it’s not Donald Trump’s position now.” Ha. Ha. | Pence laughs, as if no questions could be sillier. “Well because it’s not Donald Trump’s position now.” Ha. Ha. |
| Why isn't Mike Pence condemning Trump's past call for a Muslim ban? "Because it's not Donald Trump's position now" https://t.co/9fAIpGXCd4 | Why isn't Mike Pence condemning Trump's past call for a Muslim ban? "Because it's not Donald Trump's position now" https://t.co/9fAIpGXCd4 |
| The plan is still to ban immigration from Muslim-majority countries, which is based on religion. https://t.co/DQ4M1ZPrzW | The plan is still to ban immigration from Muslim-majority countries, which is based on religion. https://t.co/DQ4M1ZPrzW |
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| Here is a mashup of Hillary Clinton and a bunch of other Democrats pronouncing “Nevada” correctly as Donald Trump, speaking to a Reno crowd last night, did not (see earlier): | Here is a mashup of Hillary Clinton and a bunch of other Democrats pronouncing “Nevada” correctly as Donald Trump, speaking to a Reno crowd last night, did not (see earlier): |
| Hey @realDonaldTrump,We made this video to help you pronounce Nev-AD-a!https://t.co/T1hQzrqaZx | Hey @realDonaldTrump,We made this video to help you pronounce Nev-AD-a!https://t.co/T1hQzrqaZx |
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| A debate Wednesday in the interesting – or not – Democrat-on-Democrat US senate race in California, pitting state attorney general Kamala Harris, who leads in polls, against US representative Loretta Sanchez culminated with congresswoman Sanchez dabbing. | A debate Wednesday in the interesting – or not – Democrat-on-Democrat US senate race in California, pitting state attorney general Kamala Harris, who leads in polls, against US representative Loretta Sanchez culminated with congresswoman Sanchez dabbing. |
| To wit: | To wit: |
| Today in 2016 election moments: US Senate candidate Rep. Loretta Sanchez dabbed after her closing statement in tonight's California debate pic.twitter.com/pZWIwiL9hm | Today in 2016 election moments: US Senate candidate Rep. Loretta Sanchez dabbed after her closing statement in tonight's California debate pic.twitter.com/pZWIwiL9hm |
| @seungminkim this: https://t.co/Ry3PTr8DKu | @seungminkim this: https://t.co/Ry3PTr8DKu |
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| The man who ran Trump tower | The man who ran Trump tower |
| Here’s an eye-opening Associated Press report: Donald Trump once hired a convicted felon – a man who had tried to help a triple murderer break out of prison – to run Trump tower. | Here’s an eye-opening Associated Press report: Donald Trump once hired a convicted felon – a man who had tried to help a triple murderer break out of prison – to run Trump tower. |
| Here’s the top of the report: | Here’s the top of the report: |
| Six years after George Gjieli left federal prison, where he’d been sent for trying to break out a triple murderer, Donald Trump gave him a job running Trump Tower, where the billionaire businessman lived and worked. | Six years after George Gjieli left federal prison, where he’d been sent for trying to break out a triple murderer, Donald Trump gave him a job running Trump Tower, where the billionaire businessman lived and worked. |
| For a decade, the Albanian immigrant, whom federal prosecutors had described as having “utter disdain for the laws of our country,” was the live-in residential superintendent of Trump’s most prized Manhattan high-rise. Meanwhile, he was accused in court papers of coordinating a cash-for-jobs racket inside the building, an Associated Press review has found. | For a decade, the Albanian immigrant, whom federal prosecutors had described as having “utter disdain for the laws of our country,” was the live-in residential superintendent of Trump’s most prized Manhattan high-rise. Meanwhile, he was accused in court papers of coordinating a cash-for-jobs racket inside the building, an Associated Press review has found. |
| Trump’s decision to entrust responsibility of his namesake Fifth Avenue skyscraper to Gjieli adds to a growing public accounting of men with questionable backgrounds whom Trump has hired or partnered with. The AP and others have reported they include a Mafia-linked government informant whom Trump named as a senior adviser and a convicted cocaine dealer whom Trump supported in a letter to a federal judge. | Trump’s decision to entrust responsibility of his namesake Fifth Avenue skyscraper to Gjieli adds to a growing public accounting of men with questionable backgrounds whom Trump has hired or partnered with. The AP and others have reported they include a Mafia-linked government informant whom Trump named as a senior adviser and a convicted cocaine dealer whom Trump supported in a letter to a federal judge. |
| Gjieli, who said Trump wrote him a recommendation letter when he left Trump Tower in 2001, denied taking kickbacks including cash in envelopes delivered to his 29th floor office. In an interview, he called the allegations “bulls-t,” likely made by Romanian building workers harboring generations-old European ethnic rivalries. | Gjieli, who said Trump wrote him a recommendation letter when he left Trump Tower in 2001, denied taking kickbacks including cash in envelopes delivered to his 29th floor office. In an interview, he called the allegations “bulls-t,” likely made by Romanian building workers harboring generations-old European ethnic rivalries. |
| The AP uncovered no evidence that Trump knew of money being paid for jobs. His presidential campaign spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, declined to address whether Trump ever conducted a background check before hiring Gjieli. She said Trump wasn’t familiar with the kickback allegations. | The AP uncovered no evidence that Trump knew of money being paid for jobs. His presidential campaign spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, declined to address whether Trump ever conducted a background check before hiring Gjieli. She said Trump wasn’t familiar with the kickback allegations. |
| “Mr. Trump’s management style has led to the creation of one of the great private companies anywhere in the world,” she said. Trump himself has said he cares more about his supervisors’ ability to get things done than their tactics or pasts, writing approvingly in his best-selling “Art of the Deal” about a “con man” project manager who likely stole $50,000 annually from the company, including from his secretaries’ funeral fund used to buy flowers. | “Mr. Trump’s management style has led to the creation of one of the great private companies anywhere in the world,” she said. Trump himself has said he cares more about his supervisors’ ability to get things done than their tactics or pasts, writing approvingly in his best-selling “Art of the Deal” about a “con man” project manager who likely stole $50,000 annually from the company, including from his secretaries’ funeral fund used to buy flowers. |
| “Even so, I was probably getting a bargain,” Trump wrote, saying the con man it was not Gjieli was a good manager. | “Even so, I was probably getting a bargain,” Trump wrote, saying the con man it was not Gjieli was a good manager. |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| In an unusual development, Trump fliers appearing in mailboxes in Iowa, Colorado and Pennsylvania are listed as paid for by the New York state Republican party. It could indicate that polling in New York has convinced the local GOP that mailing these in-state would be a waste. | In an unusual development, Trump fliers appearing in mailboxes in Iowa, Colorado and Pennsylvania are listed as paid for by the New York state Republican party. It could indicate that polling in New York has convinced the local GOP that mailing these in-state would be a waste. |
| Or maybe the phenomenon represents a jury-rigged coordination among the state parties or some other Trumpian disorganized logic. | Or maybe the phenomenon represents a jury-rigged coordination among the state parties or some other Trumpian disorganized logic. |
| Trump campaign mail hitting Iowa mailboxes. Paid for by New York State GOP pic.twitter.com/2QJ2onwgcL | Trump campaign mail hitting Iowa mailboxes. Paid for by New York State GOP pic.twitter.com/2QJ2onwgcL |
| New Trump flier hitting CO mailboxes. Check out who paid for it. #copolitics pic.twitter.com/nLfTw2JQeu | New Trump flier hitting CO mailboxes. Check out who paid for it. #copolitics pic.twitter.com/nLfTw2JQeu |
| (h/t @bencjacobs) | (h/t @bencjacobs) |
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| Trump works to hold Nevada | Trump works to hold Nevada |
| Nicky Woolf | 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. | 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. | 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!” | 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. | 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. |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| Can we please get these? pic.twitter.com/eNhhJq8I1a | Can we please get these? pic.twitter.com/eNhhJq8I1a |
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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.” |