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| Trump says 'shackles taken off me' as backers defend genital grabbing talk – live | Trump says 'shackles taken off me' as backers defend genital grabbing talk – live |
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| The senate majority leader forecloses any discussion of his party’s presidential nominee: | |
| Per @wnkytv, McConnell opened up remarks in Danville, KY by saying "If any of you are here to ask me about Donald Trump, please leave now." | |
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| Have you read David Brooks’ concern-trolly column about Trump in today’s New York Times? Here’s a bit: | |
| Trump breaks his own world record for being appalling on a weekly basis, but as the campaign sinks to new low after new low, I find myself experiencing feelings of deep sadness and pity. | |
| Imagine if you had to go through a single day without sharing kind little moments with strangers and friends. | |
| Imagine if you had to endure a single week in a hate-filled world, crowded with enemies of your own making, the object of disgust and derision. | |
| You would be a twisted, tortured shrivel, too, and maybe you’d lash out and try to take cruel revenge on the universe. For Trump this is his whole life. | |
| Read the full piece here. | |
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| Trump’s interlocutor in the “grab them by the pussy” video has been suspended from the morning variety show he starred on, Today, and erased from a digital billboard outside NBC’s famous headquarters: | Trump’s interlocutor in the “grab them by the pussy” video has been suspended from the morning variety show he starred on, Today, and erased from a digital billboard outside NBC’s famous headquarters: |
| Billy Bush already wiped off the digital billboards outside of 30 ROCK. pic.twitter.com/WTa07OZ2us | Billy Bush already wiped off the digital billboards outside of 30 ROCK. pic.twitter.com/WTa07OZ2us |
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| Trump: McCain 'very foul-mouthed' | Trump: McCain 'very foul-mouthed' |
| Trump’s spray of fire tags the Arizona senator: | Trump’s spray of fire tags the Arizona senator: |
| The very foul mouthed Sen. John McCain begged for my support during his primary (I gave, he won), then dropped me over locker room remarks! | The very foul mouthed Sen. John McCain begged for my support during his primary (I gave, he won), then dropped me over locker room remarks! |
| So add another name to this list... | So add another name to this list... |
| so Donald Trump is now running against:-Hillary Clinton-Paul Ryan-CNN-the biased polls-hip hop lyrics | so Donald Trump is now running against:-Hillary Clinton-Paul Ryan-CNN-the biased polls-hip hop lyrics |
| Who will Trump go after next? | Who will Trump go after next? |
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| How big is Clinton's lead? It depends on the poll. | How big is Clinton's lead? It depends on the poll. |
| Mona Chalabi | Mona Chalabi |
| Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton now has an 11 percentage point lead over her Republican opponent Donald Trump, according to a poll released by PRRI and the Atlantic on Tuesday, writes Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi: | Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton now has an 11 percentage point lead over her Republican opponent Donald Trump, according to a poll released by PRRI and the Atlantic on Tuesday, writes Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi: |
| If that weren’t already reason enough for Trump supporters to worry, a poll from NBC and the Wall Street Journal released on Monday put Clinton’s lead at 14 percentage points. But why the difference in numbers? | If that weren’t already reason enough for Trump supporters to worry, a poll from NBC and the Wall Street Journal released on Monday put Clinton’s lead at 14 percentage points. But why the difference in numbers? |
| If you want to follow polls in the 28 remaining days before the US votes, I strongly recommend you ignore the date that the poll was published – and focus instead on the dates that the poll was conducted. That PRRI/Atlantic poll was based on landline and cellphone interviews that took place October 5-9 while the data for the NBC/WSJ poll was gathered October 8-9. | If you want to follow polls in the 28 remaining days before the US votes, I strongly recommend you ignore the date that the poll was published – and focus instead on the dates that the poll was conducted. That PRRI/Atlantic poll was based on landline and cellphone interviews that took place October 5-9 while the data for the NBC/WSJ poll was gathered October 8-9. |
| Those dates are potentially significant given that on October 8, a 2005 recordingwas released of Trump saying that, thanks to his fame, he was able to grab women “by the pussy”. | Those dates are potentially significant given that on October 8, a 2005 recordingwas released of Trump saying that, thanks to his fame, he was able to grab women “by the pussy”. |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| Here’s a comparison of Clinton’s current status in Real Clear Politics’ polling average versus the winners of presidential elections in 2004, 2008 and 2012: | Here’s a comparison of Clinton’s current status in Real Clear Politics’ polling average versus the winners of presidential elections in 2004, 2008 and 2012: |
| Oct 11, 2004: Bush +0.82008: Obama +7.62012: Obama +0.72016: Clinton +6.5(RCP) pic.twitter.com/KHZhlELiNW | Oct 11, 2004: Bush +0.82008: Obama +7.62012: Obama +0.72016: Clinton +6.5(RCP) pic.twitter.com/KHZhlELiNW |
| This is what happens when you're trailing in every key swing state, two high quality national polls have u down over 10, & 28 days left. | This is what happens when you're trailing in every key swing state, two high quality national polls have u down over 10, & 28 days left. |
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| Rubio stands by Trump endorsement | Rubio stands by Trump endorsement |
| Sabrina Siddiqui | Sabrina Siddiqui |
| Senator Marco Rubio, who looks good in his reelection bid in Florida, has announced that he is standing by his endorsement of Trump, saying that he disagrees with Trump “on many things, but I disagree with his opponent on virtually everything”: | Senator Marco Rubio, who looks good in his reelection bid in Florida, has announced that he is standing by his endorsement of Trump, saying that he disagrees with Trump “on many things, but I disagree with his opponent on virtually everything”: |
| Marco Rubio statement standing by his endorsement of Donald Trump: pic.twitter.com/r34wIOas4f | Marco Rubio statement standing by his endorsement of Donald Trump: pic.twitter.com/r34wIOas4f |
| Update: Rubio’s challenger for the senate seat, Representative Patrick Murphy, hits back: | Update: Rubio’s challenger for the senate seat, Representative Patrick Murphy, hits back: |
| Marco Rubio’s failure to stand up to Trump proves that he will never stand up for Florida in the U.S. Senate. #FLSen | Marco Rubio’s failure to stand up to Trump proves that he will never stand up for Florida in the U.S. Senate. #FLSen |
| Marco Rubio statement standing by his endorsement of Donald Trump: pic.twitter.com/r34wIOas4f | Marco Rubio statement standing by his endorsement of Donald Trump: pic.twitter.com/r34wIOas4f |
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| Clinton is outrunning Trump on the ground by a lot | Clinton is outrunning Trump on the ground by a lot |
| Bill Clinton is about to appear at a get-out-the-vote event in Belle Glade, Florida. Here’s a live video stream: | Bill Clinton is about to appear at a get-out-the-vote event in Belle Glade, Florida. Here’s a live video stream: |
| Guess which campaign is doing a better job registering voters in Florida? | Guess which campaign is doing a better job registering voters in Florida? |
| Ground game asymmetry. In FL last month:-Rep party submitted 117 voter reg applications-Dem party submitted 6,920 https://t.co/wVBG3pvJHd | Ground game asymmetry. In FL last month:-Rep party submitted 117 voter reg applications-Dem party submitted 6,920 https://t.co/wVBG3pvJHd |
| And North Carolina: | And North Carolina: |
| Cheering its registration push, Clinton camp notes this afternoon that in NC, African American #s up by 6% over '12, Hispanic #s by 50%. | Cheering its registration push, Clinton camp notes this afternoon that in NC, African American #s up by 6% over '12, Hispanic #s by 50%. |
| Here’s related reading from the New York Times: | Here’s related reading from the New York Times: |
| Hillary's strength in registering and recruiting voters early in FL and NC could make this election a done deal soon https://t.co/iKScWUNoOo | Hillary's strength in registering and recruiting voters early in FL and NC could make this election a done deal soon https://t.co/iKScWUNoOo |
| The first wave of data from states like Florida and North Carolina shows preliminary signs that Mrs. Clinton was building a slight edge even before the revelation that Donald J. Trump had bragged about sexual assaultroiled the race. | The first wave of data from states like Florida and North Carolina shows preliminary signs that Mrs. Clinton was building a slight edge even before the revelation that Donald J. Trump had bragged about sexual assaultroiled the race. |
| Democrats are requesting more absentee ballots in Florida than they were at this point in 2012, with increases of 50 percent in the heavily Hispanic areas around Miami and Orlando. In North Carolina, where Mitt Romney built enough of a lead in early voting four years ago to edge out a victory over President Obama, Democrats are requesting mail-in ballots in larger numbers than in 2012, while Republicans’ participation is declining. | Democrats are requesting more absentee ballots in Florida than they were at this point in 2012, with increases of 50 percent in the heavily Hispanic areas around Miami and Orlando. In North Carolina, where Mitt Romney built enough of a lead in early voting four years ago to edge out a victory over President Obama, Democrats are requesting mail-in ballots in larger numbers than in 2012, while Republicans’ participation is declining. |
| If Clinton’s ground game is as solid as it appears, and recent polling trendlines hold, and with a couple other caveats, it’s easy to imagine a map like this: | If Clinton’s ground game is as solid as it appears, and recent polling trendlines hold, and with a couple other caveats, it’s easy to imagine a map like this: |
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| Take our voter turnout quiz | Take our voter turnout quiz |
| With voter registration deadlines falling today in numerous states, the Guardian interactive team has taken a look at voter turnout in each state. | With voter registration deadlines falling today in numerous states, the Guardian interactive team has taken a look at voter turnout in each state. |
| Can you guess/ do you know the rate of voter turnout in your state? Click through below. | Can you guess/ do you know the rate of voter turnout in your state? Click through below. |
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| Glenn Beck calls Clinton 'moral, ethical' choice | Glenn Beck calls Clinton 'moral, ethical' choice |
| Former Fox talker Glenn Beck, an erstwhile Ted Cruz friend who has ranted about Barack Obama being a racist and compared Al Gore to Hitler, has written on Facebook that Hillary Clinton is the “moral, ethical” choice in this election. | Former Fox talker Glenn Beck, an erstwhile Ted Cruz friend who has ranted about Barack Obama being a racist and compared Al Gore to Hitler, has written on Facebook that Hillary Clinton is the “moral, ethical” choice in this election. |
| “It is not acceptable to ask a moral, dignified man to cast his vote to help elect an immoral man who is absent decency or dignity,” Beck writes. “If the consequence of standing against Trump and for principles is indeed the election of Hillary Clinton, so be it. At least it is a moral, ethical choice. | “It is not acceptable to ask a moral, dignified man to cast his vote to help elect an immoral man who is absent decency or dignity,” Beck writes. “If the consequence of standing against Trump and for principles is indeed the election of Hillary Clinton, so be it. At least it is a moral, ethical choice. |
| If she is elected, the world does not end.... Once elected, Hillary can be fought... | If she is elected, the world does not end.... Once elected, Hillary can be fought... |
| The alternative does not offer a moral person the same opportunity. If one helps to elect an immoral man to the highest office, then one is merely validating his immorality, lewdness, and depravity. | The alternative does not offer a moral person the same opportunity. If one helps to elect an immoral man to the highest office, then one is merely validating his immorality, lewdness, and depravity. |
| Apparently they’re serving ice cream in Hell todayhttps://t.co/icBAtVqhBm | Apparently they’re serving ice cream in Hell todayhttps://t.co/icBAtVqhBm |
| (h/t: @bencjacobs) | (h/t: @bencjacobs) |
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| Trump ad attacks Clinton's health | Trump ad attacks Clinton's health |
| Both campaigns have released new ads out today. The Trump campaign argues that Clinton is not the right leader for these dangerous times, while the Clinton campaign uses people reading from her book “It takes a village” to appeal to Mormon voters to give her a look. | Both campaigns have released new ads out today. The Trump campaign argues that Clinton is not the right leader for these dangerous times, while the Clinton campaign uses people reading from her book “It takes a village” to appeal to Mormon voters to give her a look. |
| First the Trump ad. It adds a twist to the world-is-scary campaign video trope by mixing in video of Clinton stumbling getting into her van, coughing and being helped on a staircase. | First the Trump ad. It adds a twist to the world-is-scary campaign video trope by mixing in video of Clinton stumbling getting into her van, coughing and being helped on a staircase. |
| “Our next president faces daunting challenges in a dangerous world... Hillary Clinton failed every time as secretary of state,” the narrator says. “Hillary Clinton doesn’t have the fortitude, strength and stamina to lead in our world.” | “Our next president faces daunting challenges in a dangerous world... Hillary Clinton failed every time as secretary of state,” the narrator says. “Hillary Clinton doesn’t have the fortitude, strength and stamina to lead in our world.” |
| "She doesn’t quit. She doesn’t give up...She’s a fighter." -- Donald Trump TWO DAYS AGO https://t.co/8i7Vo8ML01 | "She doesn’t quit. She doesn’t give up...She’s a fighter." -- Donald Trump TWO DAYS AGO https://t.co/8i7Vo8ML01 |
| The Clinton campaign ad, “We are Mormons for Hillary,” could not frame a stronger contrast. It features sweeping shots of beautiful western landscapes and pictures kids flying kites, with a voiceover message about mutual reinforcement and the common good. | The Clinton campaign ad, “We are Mormons for Hillary,” could not frame a stronger contrast. It features sweeping shots of beautiful western landscapes and pictures kids flying kites, with a voiceover message about mutual reinforcement and the common good. |
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| Voter registration deadlines today | Voter registration deadlines today |
| Ohio governor John Kasich, who’s not #nevertrump but who’s never been for Trump, and who sat out his party’s national convention in his home state, is encouraging Ohio voters not to miss today’s registration deadline: | Ohio governor John Kasich, who’s not #nevertrump but who’s never been for Trump, and who sat out his party’s national convention in his home state, is encouraging Ohio voters not to miss today’s registration deadline: |
| Ohio's voter registration deadline is TODAY. Register or update your registration at https://t.co/WBMIHeVJf5 | Ohio's voter registration deadline is TODAY. Register or update your registration at https://t.co/WBMIHeVJf5 |
| Here are other states with voter registration deadlines today: | Here are other states with voter registration deadlines today: |
| Today’s the deadline to register to vote in OH, PA, MI, NM, TX, GA, IN, KY, LA, TN, SC and DC - https://t.co/gBL8EReh7T | Today’s the deadline to register to vote in OH, PA, MI, NM, TX, GA, IN, KY, LA, TN, SC and DC - https://t.co/gBL8EReh7T |
| You can visit iwillvote.com to check your registration status and get signed up. | You can visit iwillvote.com to check your registration status and get signed up. |
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| Trump or Dylan? | Trump or Dylan? |
| "I've been double-crossed now for the very last time and now I'm finally free"— who said it? | "I've been double-crossed now for the very last time and now I'm finally free"— who said it? |
| Tip for Trump: each of these lines is fewer than 140 characters: | Tip for Trump: each of these lines is fewer than 140 characters: |
| I kissed goodbye the howling beast on the borderline which separated you from me You’ll never know the hurt I suffered nor the pain I rise above And I’ll never know the same about you, your holiness or your kind of love And it makes me feel so sorry | I kissed goodbye the howling beast on the borderline which separated you from me You’ll never know the hurt I suffered nor the pain I rise above And I’ll never know the same about you, your holiness or your kind of love And it makes me feel so sorry |