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| Trump campaign on latest assault accusation: 'Give me a break' – live | Trump campaign on latest assault accusation: 'Give me a break' – live |
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| The video stream for the upcoming Barack Obama rally in Miami Gardens, Florida, is now live. The house is packed and ready to hear from the president: | |
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| Ohio Republican senator Rob Portman, who appears way out front in his reelection bid, chastises Trump for his election-rejection: | |
| Rob Portman on Trump not committing to the election results: "The sanctity of the ballot box is critical to our democracy.” pic.twitter.com/2m7S2OeBgL | |
| We think that’s seven GOP senators now to decry – or, in Session’s case, paper over – Trump’s refusal to say he’ll accept the election result: McCain, Ayotte, Sessions, Graham, Flake, Toomey, Portman. | |
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| Nicky Woolf | |
| Donald Trump’s handwriting has become familiar over the past 18 months. It is often scrawled across journalists’ articles and returned to them by post, or sent to political allies, or potential supporters. | |
| Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter gets mail from Trump with the outline of his hands drawn on, after calling Trump a “short-fingered vulgarian” in the pages of Spy Magazine over a quarter-century ago. Trump’s handwriting is immediately recognizable; always in thick black (or occasionally, gold) sharpie; spiky yet rounded, informal yet highly stylized. | |
| On Monday, Buzzfeed News released a a satirical version of the self-described billionaire’s debate notes. Mark Davis, a typographer at the Font Bureau, designed a font especially to reproduce Trump’s unique writing style, and today they have released that font to the public for download and use. Buzzfeed say it will be the “new Comic Sans” which would be, frankly, about time too. | |
| And the font’s name? It’s called BF Tiny Hand, of course. | |
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| Trump walks out on local Ohio interview | Trump walks out on local Ohio interview |
| Trump walked out on a local NBC News interviewer – backstage after his Delaware, Ohio, event, judging by the audible Rolling Stones – as she says, “you’ve been called a racist, a sexist...” | Trump walked out on a local NBC News interviewer – backstage after his Delaware, Ohio, event, judging by the audible Rolling Stones – as she says, “you’ve been called a racist, a sexist...” |
| Trump begins walking away. | Trump begins walking away. |
| “How do you respond to that?” the interviewer asks. | “How do you respond to that?” the interviewer asks. |
| Trump turns and says earnestly, “I am the least racist person you have ever met.” | Trump turns and says earnestly, “I am the least racist person you have ever met.” |
| See the video on Facebook here. (h/t: @evale72) | See the video on Facebook here. (h/t: @evale72) |
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| Clinton email thread appears to show political opportunism on TPP | Clinton email thread appears to show political opportunism on TPP |
| A thread of Clinton emails, whose veracity the campaign has not denied, in the Wikileaks dumps has advisers discussing whether or not Clinton should support the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Clinton ultimately came out against the trade agreement, despite once praising it. Trump now accuses her of secretly favoring the deal. | A thread of Clinton emails, whose veracity the campaign has not denied, in the Wikileaks dumps has advisers discussing whether or not Clinton should support the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Clinton ultimately came out against the trade agreement, despite once praising it. Trump now accuses her of secretly favoring the deal. |
| The email thread is from 3 October 2015, as the primary campaign was heating up. | The email thread is from 3 October 2015, as the primary campaign was heating up. |
| “* She has to be for TPP*,” writes Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to vice president Joe Biden. “She called it the ‘gold standard’ of trade agreements. I think opposing that would be a huge flip flop. She can say that as President she would work to change it. She can say that it can be better. But I think she should support it.” | “* She has to be for TPP*,” writes Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to vice president Joe Biden. “She called it the ‘gold standard’ of trade agreements. I think opposing that would be a huge flip flop. She can say that as President she would work to change it. She can say that it can be better. But I think she should support it.” |
| “I agree with you on TPP but others (including on this email!) feel strongly to the contrary,” Clinton policy adviser Jake Sullivan replies. | “I agree with you on TPP but others (including on this email!) feel strongly to the contrary,” Clinton policy adviser Jake Sullivan replies. |
| At which campaign manager Robby Mook warns that supporting TPP would cost Clinton union support: “TPP would be lethal with labor. We’d loose afscme and likely seiu as well.” | At which campaign manager Robby Mook warns that supporting TPP would cost Clinton union support: “TPP would be lethal with labor. We’d loose afscme and likely seiu as well.” |
| What if that email chain had come out when she was fighting Sanders? | What if that email chain had come out when she was fighting Sanders? |
| Another e-mail showing Clinton aides basically litigating her position on a major issue in purely political terms. https://t.co/qXcGfdDMwX | Another e-mail showing Clinton aides basically litigating her position on a major issue in purely political terms. https://t.co/qXcGfdDMwX |
| Also pretty good evidence that, contra public assertions, Team Clinton knows her TPP stance was a flip-flop. https://t.co/BT1ewZigUz | Also pretty good evidence that, contra public assertions, Team Clinton knows her TPP stance was a flip-flop. https://t.co/BT1ewZigUz |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.56pm BST | at 7.56pm BST |
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| Iraqi forces with American “advisers” are in the fourth day of an offensive on Mosul. | Iraqi forces with American “advisers” are in the fourth day of an offensive on Mosul. |
| BREAKING: U.S. military says American soldier dies of wounds from bomb in northern Iraq. | BREAKING: U.S. military says American soldier dies of wounds from bomb in northern Iraq. |
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| Trump’s hilarious joke earlier about promising to accept the election result “if I win” appears to have been just one of two jokey arrows in his quiver. According to prepared text released by his campaign, Trump also could have gone with a joke about guaranteeing to accept – Hillary’s concession speech. | Trump’s hilarious joke earlier about promising to accept the election result “if I win” appears to have been just one of two jokey arrows in his quiver. According to prepared text released by his campaign, Trump also could have gone with a joke about guaranteeing to accept – Hillary’s concession speech. |
| Hilarious either way. | Hilarious either way. |
| Weird—Trump camp sent out his prepared remarks with both "if I win" line & "alternate" punchline about accepting Hillary's concession speech pic.twitter.com/DQy8vJvi7a | Weird—Trump camp sent out his prepared remarks with both "if I win" line & "alternate" punchline about accepting Hillary's concession speech pic.twitter.com/DQy8vJvi7a |
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| Do ground games matter? We’ll find out. The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs observes a scene that has been observed in other states – vacant Trump campaign office space: | Do ground games matter? We’ll find out. The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs observes a scene that has been observed in other states – vacant Trump campaign office space: |
| Driving by a Trump office in downtown Delaware, Ohio. Just over an hour after his rally ended, it's completely dark and a closed sign is up | Driving by a Trump office in downtown Delaware, Ohio. Just over an hour after his rally ended, it's completely dark and a closed sign is up |
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| Trump on latest assault accusation: 'Give me a break' | Trump on latest assault accusation: 'Give me a break' |
| Here’s a Trump statement just released on the sex assaulit accusations made this morning by Karena Virginia alongside her lawyer, Gloria Allred. Statement in full: | Here’s a Trump statement just released on the sex assaulit accusations made this morning by Karena Virginia alongside her lawyer, Gloria Allred. Statement in full: |
| Discredited political operative Gloria Allred, in another coordinated, publicity seeking attack with the Clinton campaign, will stop at nothing to smear Mr. Trump. Give me a break. Voters are tired of these circus-like antics and reject these fictional stories and the clear efforts to benefit Hillary Clinton.” - Jessica Ditto, Deputy Communications Director | Discredited political operative Gloria Allred, in another coordinated, publicity seeking attack with the Clinton campaign, will stop at nothing to smear Mr. Trump. Give me a break. Voters are tired of these circus-like antics and reject these fictional stories and the clear efforts to benefit Hillary Clinton.” - Jessica Ditto, Deputy Communications Director |
| Here’s what Virginia said: | Here’s what Virginia said: |
| Read our further coverage: | Read our further coverage: |
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| In-person voting under way in North Carolina | In-person voting under way in North Carolina |
| North Carolina is the scene this year of a tight presidential race, US senate race and gubernatorial race. As such the state is the focus of intensive campaigning activity. | North Carolina is the scene this year of a tight presidential race, US senate race and gubernatorial race. As such the state is the focus of intensive campaigning activity. |
| Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Kaine has two North Carolina rallies scheduled for today. Donald Trump has a rally in the state tomorrow. Also tomorrow, Anne Holton, Kaine’s wife, will make two North Carolina campaign stops with The. | Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Kaine has two North Carolina rallies scheduled for today. Donald Trump has a rally in the state tomorrow. Also tomorrow, Anne Holton, Kaine’s wife, will make two North Carolina campaign stops with The. |
| In-person early voting started today in North Carolina, arguably this year's ultimate battleground. | In-person early voting started today in North Carolina, arguably this year's ultimate battleground. |
| The New York Times’ Nate Cohn sees less-than-strong early signs for Trump: | The New York Times’ Nate Cohn sees less-than-strong early signs for Trump: |
| Trump has a 5 pt lead among voters who have returned NC absentee ballots, according to our estimates. Romney won the NC absentee vote by 33 | Trump has a 5 pt lead among voters who have returned NC absentee ballots, according to our estimates. Romney won the NC absentee vote by 33 |
| Line to vote in Hope Mills NC. Wasn't there a flood here? #NCVotesEarly pic.twitter.com/1sQETbBT7d | Line to vote in Hope Mills NC. Wasn't there a flood here? #NCVotesEarly pic.twitter.com/1sQETbBT7d |
| Here’s HuffPost Pollster’s read on the presidential race: | Here’s HuffPost Pollster’s read on the presidential race: |
| As a side note, the North Carolina Republican party today issued a terse dismissal of Trump’s election-rejection: | As a side note, the North Carolina Republican party today issued a terse dismissal of Trump’s election-rejection: |
| .@NCGOP statement on Donald Trump's debate comments about accepting election results #ncpol pic.twitter.com/u29tIWTQrp | .@NCGOP statement on Donald Trump's debate comments about accepting election results #ncpol pic.twitter.com/u29tIWTQrp |