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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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| First lady Michelle Obama campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Phoenix | |
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| President Obama, on Twitter: | |
| Our politics can’t always be boiled down to a tweet. | |
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| President Barack Obama, speaking in Miami, told an audience of Hillary Clinton supporters that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the general election if he loses is “dangerous.” | |
| “That undermines our democracy,” Obama said. “Then you’re doing the work of our adversaries for them. Because our democracy depends on people knowing that their vote matters, that those who occupy the seats of power were chosen by the people. Even when your preferred candidate loses even when you are the one running and you lose - you have got to see the bigger picture and say, ‘here in America, we believe in democracy, and we accept the will of the people.’” | |
| “And this whole notion of voter fraud - listen, one study shows that out of one billion votes cast, there were 31 proven cases of voter fraud. Thirty-one out of a billion! You are more likely to have someone next to you get struck by lightning than commit voter fraud!” | |
| “In Florida here, you’ve got a Republican governor!” Obama said, as well as other battleground states like Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia. “Are they all in on this rigging? They’re not gonna rig the election for Hillary Clinton!” | |
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| President Obama: Florida senator Marco Rubio 'is willing to be anybody just to be somebody' | President Obama: Florida senator Marco Rubio 'is willing to be anybody just to be somebody' |
| Ripping into Florida senator Marco Rubio - whose race to keep his seat is tightening - President Barack Obama told an audience of Hillary Clinton supporters in Miami that Rubio is “willing to be anybody just to be somebody.” | Ripping into Florida senator Marco Rubio - whose race to keep his seat is tightening - President Barack Obama told an audience of Hillary Clinton supporters in Miami that Rubio is “willing to be anybody just to be somebody.” |
| “Marco Rubio is one of those people!” Obama said, of Republicans who have stood behind Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump despite speaking out against him. “How does that work? Who can you call him a con artist and dangerous and object to all the controversial things he says, and then say, ‘but I’m still gonna vote for him’? Come on, man!” | “Marco Rubio is one of those people!” Obama said, of Republicans who have stood behind Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump despite speaking out against him. “How does that work? Who can you call him a con artist and dangerous and object to all the controversial things he says, and then say, ‘but I’m still gonna vote for him’? Come on, man!” |
| “Come on, man!” | “Come on, man!” |
| “It is the height of cynicism - that’s the sign of somebody who will say anything, do anything, pretend to be anybody, just to get elected,” Obama continued. “And you know what? If you’re willing to be anybody just to be somebody, then you don’t have the leadership that Florida needs in the US Senate!” | “It is the height of cynicism - that’s the sign of somebody who will say anything, do anything, pretend to be anybody, just to get elected,” Obama continued. “And you know what? If you’re willing to be anybody just to be somebody, then you don’t have the leadership that Florida needs in the US Senate!” |
| Obama later returned to the subject of Rubio’s candidacy for a second round of burns. | |
| “That begs the question - since we’re in Florida, why does Marco Rubio still plan to vote for Donald Trump?” Obama said, of consequential votes in swing states. “There has to be a point where you stand for something more than just your party, or more than just your own career.” | |
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| Excoriating Republican rank-and-filers for not speaking out against Donald Trump before the release of a video showing Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women, President Barack Obama lashed out at the Grand Old Party for its double-standard on Trump’s fawning remarks about Vladimir Putin. | Excoriating Republican rank-and-filers for not speaking out against Donald Trump before the release of a video showing Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women, President Barack Obama lashed out at the Grand Old Party for its double-standard on Trump’s fawning remarks about Vladimir Putin. |
| “Why would it take this long for Republican senators and Republican congressmen and Republican governors and state reps and state senators - why would it take you this long to figure out that Donald Trump shouldn’t be president?” Obama said. | “Why would it take this long for Republican senators and Republican congressmen and Republican governors and state reps and state senators - why would it take you this long to figure out that Donald Trump shouldn’t be president?” Obama said. |
| “If you’ve made a career of idolizing Ronald Reagan, than where were you when the Republican nominee was kissing up to Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer?” | “If you’ve made a career of idolizing Ronald Reagan, than where were you when the Republican nominee was kissing up to Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer?” |
| “You used to get mad at me for even talking to Russia, now you’re okay with your candidate having a bromance with Vladimir Putin?” | “You used to get mad at me for even talking to Russia, now you’re okay with your candidate having a bromance with Vladimir Putin?” |
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| President Obama’s new classic line: | President Obama’s new classic line: |
| Don’t boo - vote! | Don’t boo - vote! |
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| President Obama, on Hillary Clinton: Unlike Donald Trump, 'she actually knows what she's talking about' | President Obama, on Hillary Clinton: Unlike Donald Trump, 'she actually knows what she's talking about' |
| President Barack Obama, speaking to an audience in Miami, Florida, dismissed Donald Trump as “somebody who proves himself unfit to be president every single day in every single way,” urging voters in South Florida to support Hillary Clinton as a successor who “actually knows what she’s talking about.” | President Barack Obama, speaking to an audience in Miami, Florida, dismissed Donald Trump as “somebody who proves himself unfit to be president every single day in every single way,” urging voters in South Florida to support Hillary Clinton as a successor who “actually knows what she’s talking about.” |
| “You can choose someone as qualified as any person who has run in this country,” Obama said. “That’s the choice that you can make, starting Monday right here in South Florida!” | “You can choose someone as qualified as any person who has run in this country,” Obama said. “That’s the choice that you can make, starting Monday right here in South Florida!” |
| “There’s nothing that can completely prepare you for the job of being president of the United States,” Obama continued, but “no matter how tough the odds, no matter how much people try to knock her down, no matter how mean folks can be, she doesn’t point fingers, she doesn’t complain, she doesn’t whine - she just works harder, and she gets the job done.” | “There’s nothing that can completely prepare you for the job of being president of the United States,” Obama continued, but “no matter how tough the odds, no matter how much people try to knock her down, no matter how mean folks can be, she doesn’t point fingers, she doesn’t complain, she doesn’t whine - she just works harder, and she gets the job done.” |
| “And that’s how I know she can be a great president.” | “And that’s how I know she can be a great president.” |
| “The other thing is, she actually knows what she’s talking about! She’s actually done her homework!” Obama continued, to laughs. “She loves this stuff she’s just reading her briefing book all the time! She’s not watching TV, she’s not watching reality TV, she’s not participating in reality TV - she’s doing the work, and that’s what you want from a president of the United States of America!” | “The other thing is, she actually knows what she’s talking about! She’s actually done her homework!” Obama continued, to laughs. “She loves this stuff she’s just reading her briefing book all the time! She’s not watching TV, she’s not watching reality TV, she’s not participating in reality TV - she’s doing the work, and that’s what you want from a president of the United States of America!” |
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| Speaking in Miami, President Barack Obama told an audience of Hillary Clinton supporters that “I know there’s some folks who’re talking about how terrible America is - but you know I’ve been to all 50 states as your president, and I see how great America is right now.” | Speaking in Miami, President Barack Obama told an audience of Hillary Clinton supporters that “I know there’s some folks who’re talking about how terrible America is - but you know I’ve been to all 50 states as your president, and I see how great America is right now.” |
| “It has been one of the great honors of my life - the great honor of my life - to serve the American people,” Obama said. Naming some of the greatest accomplishments of his administration - ending the Great Recession, 15 million new jobs, marriage equality in all 50 states, the lowest uninsured rate in American history - Obama crows: “We’ve been busy these last eight years!” | “It has been one of the great honors of my life - the great honor of my life - to serve the American people,” Obama said. Naming some of the greatest accomplishments of his administration - ending the Great Recession, 15 million new jobs, marriage equality in all 50 states, the lowest uninsured rate in American history - Obama crows: “We’ve been busy these last eight years!” |
| “By every measure, our country is stronger and more prosperous than when I came into office. But all that progress is at stake if we don’t do the right thing these next 19 days,” Obama said, and “there is only one candidate in this rate who has devoted her life to that better America: The next president of the United States, Hillary Clinton!” | “By every measure, our country is stronger and more prosperous than when I came into office. But all that progress is at stake if we don’t do the right thing these next 19 days,” Obama said, and “there is only one candidate in this rate who has devoted her life to that better America: The next president of the United States, Hillary Clinton!” |
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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: | 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: | 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 | 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 Sessions’ case, paper over – Trump’s refusal to say he’ll accept the election result: McCain, Ayotte, Sessions, Graham, Flake, Toomey, Portman. | We think that’s seven GOP senators now to decry – or, in Sessions’ 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 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 |
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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 Dr Jill Biden. | 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 Dr Jill Biden. |
| 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 |
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