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Hillary Clinton opens up 11-point lead in pre-debate poll – campaign live | Hillary Clinton opens up 11-point lead in pre-debate poll – campaign live |
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McConnell on presidential race: no comment | |
A month before the presidential election, the senate majority leader just doesn’t have anything to say about it: | |
This is remarkable: Mitch McConnell tells Chamber of Commerce in KY "I don't have any observations to make" about the presidential election. | |
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Brilliant animated gif applied to the latest 538 polls-plus forecast, which takes in economic and historical data: | |
Clinton at 79% in our conservative, polls-plus forecast, which is tied for her high on the year. 82% in polls-only. https://t.co/zo8rbYw56E pic.twitter.com/iqs9F14Ip7 | |
ok @mutedestro @teddygoff @NateSilver538 pic.twitter.com/lK8X82KGob | |
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Clinton camp turns fire on GOP: 'they have a lot to answer for' | |
The Clinton communications director advises the press that congressional Republicans have made their beds and now they’re going to sleep in them: | |
.@jmpalmieri: "Paul Ryan and other [Republican] leaders ... there was a time where they could have spoken out. That time was this summer." | |
On GOP turmoil, Clinton spox @jmpalmieri says Republican leaders helped legitimize Trump: "I think they have a lot to answer for." | |
Ryan is still endorsing Trump. https://t.co/L30EZvUbm0 | |
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Here’s a live stream of Clinton’s rally in Detroit, Michigan. The warmup speakers are on – and the Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui is in attendance: | |
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The Trump campaign seems to be hacking at the remaining stitching tying it to congress. Here’s spokeswoman Katrina Pierson: | |
I can't keep my phone charged due to the mass volume of texts from people all over the country who will #VoteTrump but⬇️ballot not so much. | |
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Ratings slip for second presidential debate | Ratings slip for second presidential debate |
Sam Thielman | Sam Thielman |
Viewership of the second presidential debate was down 20m from the first debate, writes the Guardian’s Sam Thielman (@samthielman): | Viewership of the second presidential debate was down 20m from the first debate, writes the Guardian’s Sam Thielman (@samthielman): |
Total viewers across the three major cable and three broadcast networks for the 90-minute debate came to more than 60m, while millions more watched on streaming services including Hulu and YouTube, according to preliminary Nielsen figures. Additional viewership on Spanish-language networks and PBS probably won’t bump the final tally over 63m, so viewership was down by a full 20m Americans who either just couldn’t bring themselves to tune in or watched football instead. | Total viewers across the three major cable and three broadcast networks for the 90-minute debate came to more than 60m, while millions more watched on streaming services including Hulu and YouTube, according to preliminary Nielsen figures. Additional viewership on Spanish-language networks and PBS probably won’t bump the final tally over 63m, so viewership was down by a full 20m Americans who either just couldn’t bring themselves to tune in or watched football instead. |
Part of the reason for the falloff was certainly at NBC, which broadcast an NFL game instead of the debate. | Part of the reason for the falloff was certainly at NBC, which broadcast an NFL game instead of the debate. |
But while most of the might-have-been NBC loyalists went to CBS, which had the largest number of viewers by a comfortable margin, with 16.5m, ABC and Fox News were both down against the last debate with 11.5m and 9.9m viewers respectively – even with the broadcast network’s Martha Raddatz co-moderating. | But while most of the might-have-been NBC loyalists went to CBS, which had the largest number of viewers by a comfortable margin, with 16.5m, ABC and Fox News were both down against the last debate with 11.5m and 9.9m viewers respectively – even with the broadcast network’s Martha Raddatz co-moderating. |
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Ben Jacobs mingles before the Trump event in Ambridge, which is a suburb of Pittsburgh: | Ben Jacobs mingles before the Trump event in Ambridge, which is a suburb of Pittsburgh: |
This Trump voter doesn't mind his remark about jailing Hillary from last night pic.twitter.com/Wa2ZXowGkN | This Trump voter doesn't mind his remark about jailing Hillary from last night pic.twitter.com/Wa2ZXowGkN |
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Donald Trump registers 35% support in the new NBC/WSJ poll of a four-way presidential race. | Donald Trump registers 35% support in the new NBC/WSJ poll of a four-way presidential race. |
The peanut gallery wonders whether he’s at risk of falling below the threshold needed to earn a debate lectern: | The peanut gallery wonders whether he’s at risk of falling below the threshold needed to earn a debate lectern: |
@StuPolitics With a bit of luck Trump will drop below the 15% national threshold and the 3rd debate will be cancelled. :D | @StuPolitics With a bit of luck Trump will drop below the 15% national threshold and the 3rd debate will be cancelled. :D |
Ha! Hilarious. https://t.co/w1INl8AiHf | Ha! Hilarious. https://t.co/w1INl8AiHf |
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This is interesting. Going by HuffPost Pollster’s average of polls of a two-way race, Hillary Clinton is not only performing a lot better against Trump than Barack Obama did against Mitt Romney - her average support at this stage is also higher than Obama’s was: | This is interesting. Going by HuffPost Pollster’s average of polls of a two-way race, Hillary Clinton is not only performing a lot better against Trump than Barack Obama did against Mitt Romney - her average support at this stage is also higher than Obama’s was: |
A quick comparison of 2012 vs. 2016 HuffPost Pollster averages pic.twitter.com/o6hZ6bkc1n | A quick comparison of 2012 vs. 2016 HuffPost Pollster averages pic.twitter.com/o6hZ6bkc1n |
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Donald Trump and Ben Jacobs are in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, this afternoon. Trump is scheduled to speak at 3.30pm (we’ll have a live video stream for you). | Donald Trump and Ben Jacobs are in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, this afternoon. Trump is scheduled to speak at 3.30pm (we’ll have a live video stream for you). |
Ben is already on the scene: | Ben is already on the scene: |
Spotted in Ambridge PA pic.twitter.com/xL73hXu0XL | Spotted in Ambridge PA pic.twitter.com/xL73hXu0XL |
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Trump attacks Ryan | Trump attacks Ryan |
Trump hits the House speaker on Twitter. This morning Ryan told members he would not be campaigning with Trump or defending him. Ryan has not withdrawn his endorsement of Trump. But he did suggest that he expected Hillary Clinton to become president, saying he would direct all his energies toward preventing a Democratic sweep that would give her a “blank check.” | Trump hits the House speaker on Twitter. This morning Ryan told members he would not be campaigning with Trump or defending him. Ryan has not withdrawn his endorsement of Trump. But he did suggest that he expected Hillary Clinton to become president, saying he would direct all his energies toward preventing a Democratic sweep that would give her a “blank check.” |
Trump thinks Ryan is wasting time: | Trump thinks Ryan is wasting time: |
Paul Ryan should spend more time on balancing the budget, jobs and illegal immigration and not waste his time on fighting Republican nominee | Paul Ryan should spend more time on balancing the budget, jobs and illegal immigration and not waste his time on fighting Republican nominee |
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Dole stands by Trump | Dole stands by Trump |
Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
“Mr. Trump has expressed regret for making the comments, and I believe we should refocus on the primary issues that matter to the American people.” | “Mr. Trump has expressed regret for making the comments, and I believe we should refocus on the primary issues that matter to the American people.” |
– 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole, in a statement to the Guardian | – 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole, in a statement to the Guardian |