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| Trump campaign on latest assault accusation: 'Give me a break' – live | |
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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. | |
| 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 | |
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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: | |
| 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' | |
| 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 | |
| Here’s what Virginia said: | |
| Read our further coverage: | |
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| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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: | |
| 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 | |
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| Barack Obama is scheduled to hold an event in Miami to encourage people to sign up for the Affordable Care Act, and then he will appear at a rally this afternoon for Hillary Clinton. | Barack Obama is scheduled to hold an event in Miami to encourage people to sign up for the Affordable Care Act, and then he will appear at a rally this afternoon for Hillary Clinton. |
| Obama has just landed in Florida and unveiled a surprise guest aboard Air Force One – former DNC chairwoman and Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. | Obama has just landed in Florida and unveiled a surprise guest aboard Air Force One – former DNC chairwoman and Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. |
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| This is cool – and that tall spasmodic tent pole at the end seems to be positioned above 350 electoral votes. | This is cool – and that tall spasmodic tent pole at the end seems to be positioned above 350 electoral votes. |
| https://t.co/KoySQ8tpn9 pic.twitter.com/y7oz2ioytf | https://t.co/KoySQ8tpn9 pic.twitter.com/y7oz2ioytf |
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| The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs is still at the Trump rally site, and it appears he may be in some kind of peril (<--joke). | The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs is still at the Trump rally site, and it appears he may be in some kind of peril (<--joke). |
| A woman is now standing over me holding an 18-year-old copy of the Columbus Dispatch with the hed: Clinton Impeached | A woman is now standing over me holding an 18-year-old copy of the Columbus Dispatch with the hed: Clinton Impeached |
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| After the Democratic national committee put out an ad comparing Trump to Hugo Chavez and other strongman rulers, Trump cheerleader Newt Gingrich today has potentially added offense to injury by unflatteringly comparing US corruption with Venezuela’s. | After the Democratic national committee put out an ad comparing Trump to Hugo Chavez and other strongman rulers, Trump cheerleader Newt Gingrich today has potentially added offense to injury by unflatteringly comparing US corruption with Venezuela’s. |
| Venezuela has branded the DNC ad “racist arrogance.” | Venezuela has branded the DNC ad “racist arrogance.” |
| Gingrich on Thursday supported Trump’s refusal to say he’d accept the election result: | Gingrich on Thursday supported Trump’s refusal to say he’d accept the election result: |
| Newt defending Trump on rigged claims, compares U.S. democracy to Argentina Venezuela https://t.co/BlL85T1vqF pic.twitter.com/zCSiLYS6x2 | Newt defending Trump on rigged claims, compares U.S. democracy to Argentina Venezuela https://t.co/BlL85T1vqF pic.twitter.com/zCSiLYS6x2 |
| Reuters reports that “Venezuela’s government has slammed as “racist arrogance” a U.S. Democratic Party campaign ad supporting Hillary Clinton that puts her Republican presidential rival Donald Trump in the same category as Hugo Chavez, Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler”: | Reuters reports that “Venezuela’s government has slammed as “racist arrogance” a U.S. Democratic Party campaign ad supporting Hillary Clinton that puts her Republican presidential rival Donald Trump in the same category as Hugo Chavez, Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler”: |
| The ad, aimed at U.S. Hispanic voters ahead of the Nov. 8 election, features comments by Trump that Clinton should be jailed and his vow to sue media that spread “purposely negative, horrible and false” articles. | The ad, aimed at U.S. Hispanic voters ahead of the Nov. 8 election, features comments by Trump that Clinton should be jailed and his vow to sue media that spread “purposely negative, horrible and false” articles. |
| “Remind you of anyone?” the video asks in Spanish, before flashing images of the late socialist Venezuelan leader Chavez in military fatigues and a red beret, ordering the closure of radio and television stations. | “Remind you of anyone?” the video asks in Spanish, before flashing images of the late socialist Venezuelan leader Chavez in military fatigues and a red beret, ordering the closure of radio and television stations. |
| “It is an expression of racist arrogance and irrationality from a party that does not serve its constituents,” Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said in a statement late on Wednesday. | “It is an expression of racist arrogance and irrationality from a party that does not serve its constituents,” Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said in a statement late on Wednesday. |
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| Trump is done. Here’s the (sparse-ish) crowd: | Trump is done. Here’s the (sparse-ish) crowd: |
| The view from the press pen at today's rally. It is very small by Trump standards. Told the capacity is around 1500. pic.twitter.com/4hcOfKUo9h | The view from the press pen at today's rally. It is very small by Trump standards. Told the capacity is around 1500. pic.twitter.com/4hcOfKUo9h |
| And here’s the new federal agency he just proposed: | And here’s the new federal agency he just proposed: |
| Did Trump just announce plans to create a new bureaucracy @ his rally? Conservatives will love this pic.twitter.com/0ax3oM2txN | Did Trump just announce plans to create a new bureaucracy @ his rally? Conservatives will love this pic.twitter.com/0ax3oM2txN |
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| Trump: “Get that mosquito out of here.” | Trump: “Get that mosquito out of here.” |
| He says he’s nervous about mosquitos and tells Ohioans they’re lucky not to have it “up here” – a reference to Zika apparently. | He says he’s nervous about mosquitos and tells Ohioans they’re lucky not to have it “up here” – a reference to Zika apparently. |
| That’s what we need is a nice mosquito bite. I love you too. Mosquito bite right smack in the middle of the nose. No we don’t want it. | That’s what we need is a nice mosquito bite. I love you too. Mosquito bite right smack in the middle of the nose. No we don’t want it. |
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| Republican senator Pat Toomey, like Ayotte in a tough reelection fight, also does not like what Trump said about not accepting the election result: | Republican senator Pat Toomey, like Ayotte in a tough reelection fight, also does not like what Trump said about not accepting the election result: |
| Sen Toomey calls Trump's comment on election results "worse than unfortunate – it’s irresponsible." | Sen Toomey calls Trump's comment on election results "worse than unfortunate – it’s irresponsible." |
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| Trump: “Boy that Wikileaks has done a job on her, hasn’t it?” | Trump: “Boy that Wikileaks has done a job on her, hasn’t it?” |
| Crowd: Cheers. | Crowd: Cheers. |
| Trump: She hates Catholics and evangelicals and John Podesta thinks she has bad instincts... if I were Hillary I’d fire that guy. | Trump: She hates Catholics and evangelicals and John Podesta thinks she has bad instincts... if I were Hillary I’d fire that guy. |
| Crowd: Boos. | Crowd: Boos. |
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| Trump: 'I would accept a clear election result' | Trump: 'I would accept a clear election result' |
| Trump says that if Gore or Bush had waived their rights to a legal challenge of the 2000 result, there would never have been a supreme court decision. Like that was a good thing? | Trump says that if Gore or Bush had waived their rights to a legal challenge of the 2000 result, there would never have been a supreme court decision. Like that was a good thing? |
| Many people have pointed out that the Gore analogy here is specious, because the margin was narrow and the recount in Florida was automatic (with a < .5% margin). | Many people have pointed out that the Gore analogy here is specious, because the margin was narrow and the recount in Florida was automatic (with a < .5% margin). |
| The upcoming election is not expected to be so close. Yet Trump warns of legal action post-result. Doesn’t sound like him at all. | The upcoming election is not expected to be so close. Yet Trump warns of legal action post-result. Doesn’t sound like him at all. |
| “In effect, I’m being asked to waive centuries of legal precedent designed to protect the voters,” Trump says. There’s no such precedent. | “In effect, I’m being asked to waive centuries of legal precedent designed to protect the voters,” Trump says. There’s no such precedent. |
| Now Trump kind of backs up on the whole election-rejection thing, saying he will accept a ‘clear result’: | Now Trump kind of backs up on the whole election-rejection thing, saying he will accept a ‘clear result’: |
| Of course I would accept a clear election result, but I would reserve my right to contest or file a legal challenge, in the case of a questionable result. | Of course I would accept a clear election result, but I would reserve my right to contest or file a legal challenge, in the case of a questionable result. |
| He says he’ll “abide by all the ... traditions of all the candidates who have come before me. Always.” But it won’t matter because “we’re gonna win.’ | He says he’ll “abide by all the ... traditions of all the candidates who have come before me. Always.” But it won’t matter because “we’re gonna win.’ |
| He’s already broken with precedent by calling the election rigged and refusing to say he will respect the result. | He’s already broken with precedent by calling the election rigged and refusing to say he will respect the result. |
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| Trump says Clinton got the debate questions early but would not admit that she did anything wrong “hence the name Crooked Hillary.” | Trump says Clinton got the debate questions early but would not admit that she did anything wrong “hence the name Crooked Hillary.” |
| Trump invokes the $64,000 Question game show scandal in which a candidate got questions in advance, was exposed and “his life was ruined.” | Trump invokes the $64,000 Question game show scandal in which a candidate got questions in advance, was exposed and “his life was ruined.” |
| Trump said the "Quiz Show" fraud was from the show the "$64k Question," but it was actually "Twenty One" | Trump said the "Quiz Show" fraud was from the show the "$64k Question," but it was actually "Twenty One" |
| Trump says that DNC chair Donna Brazile, who was accused of sharing a CNN town hall topic with the Clinton campaign, should resign. | Trump says that DNC chair Donna Brazile, who was accused of sharing a CNN town hall topic with the Clinton campaign, should resign. |
| “Can you imagine if I got the questions? They would call for the reestablishment of the electric chair.” | “Can you imagine if I got the questions? They would call for the reestablishment of the electric chair.” |
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