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Today in Campaign 2016 | |
“I will not be voting for Clinton,” Steele told a dinner in honor of the 40th anniversary of the progressive magazine Mother Jones in San Francisco Friday. “I will not be voting for Trump either.” | |
Steele, a former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, said that Trump has “captured that racist underbelly, that frustration, that angry underbelly of American life and gave voice to that.” | |
“I was damn near puking during the debates,” Steele said, adding that he believes Trump only represents 30% of the Republican Party. | |
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At a rally in Cleveland this afternoon, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton began her remarks with a reprised joke from the previous night’s charity banquet. | |
“I have now spent 4.5 hours on stage with Donald proving once again I have the stamina to be president,” Clinton said, drawing laughs and cheers from the 1,600 supporters who gathered a college gymnasium in Cleveland. | |
Directly behind Clinton, a woman wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the words: “Nasty Woman”. The phrase has become something of a feminist rallying cry ever since Trump leaned into his mic during the third and final debate on Wednesday and spit the words, intended as an insult. | |
Clinton also attacked Trump for his brazen admission that he would keep Americans “in suspense” about whether the Republican nominee will concede the election should he lose in November. At a Thursday rally, Trump said he would accept the legitimacy of the election results – if he won. | |
“Make no mistake,” Clinton told the crowd, “by doing that he is threatening our democracy.” | |
“Look, if you lose an election – I have lost an election – you don’t feel very good the next day,” Clinton continued. “But we know in our country the difference between leadership and dictatorship.” | |
Prior to the rally, Clinton met with two high-profile activists associated with the Black Lives Matter movement: Brittany Packnett and DeRay McKesson. Over the past 18 months on the trail, Clinton has been confronted by activists challenging her past support for drug policies that wrecked black communities. | |
Today, Clinton credited these honest and at turns frank conversations with activists and young leaders for helping to inform her policy agenda to reform the criminal justice system and improve relationships between the police and communities of color. | |
“All the advocates and activists who have challenged us to think about these issues of race and justice and equality and opportunity in new and powerful ways really deserve our appreciation,” Clinton said. | |
“I am going to do everything I can to lift these issues up because one of my hopes for my presidency will be to root out systemic racism and bigotry and discrimination in whatever form it takes.” | |
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Report: Hillary Clinton making a play for Utah | |
As if we needed more evidence that the political world has been turned upside-down, Buzzfeed News is reporting that Hillary Clinton is making a late-game play for Utah - a state so red that it hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate in more than half a century. | |
Seizing Donald Trump’s anemic support among the state’s largely Mormon population - Trump’s coarse rhetoric has never played well with Latter-Day Saints, nor has his pledge to ban followers of politically unpopular religions from entering the United States - the Clinton campaign is reportedly adding five paid staffers to the state’s office in Salt Lake City, and is adding financing to fund in-state advertisements and organization efforts. | |
Clinton, who in August published an op-ed in the Deseret News emphasizing the importance of religious freedom, likely sees an opportunity in the form of insurgent third-party candidate Evan McMullin. McMullin, a former CIA officer, a devout Mormon and longtime Republican, has outpolled both Clinton and Trump in recent days, turning what would normally be a walk for Republican candidates into a three-way race for the state’s six electoral votes: | |
UTAH Topline@Evan_McMullin 31%@realDonaldTrump 27%@HillaryClinton 24%@GovGaryJohnson 5%Undecided 12%Results at https://t.co/ARVMZmGvHd | |
Mitt Romney won Utah by 50 points in 2012. | |
“Through the looking glass we go, where the front is always back, and what’s left is right, and sometimes wrong is right, night is day and white is black...” | |
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In a 2000 visit to the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, then-tycoon and future presidential nominee Donald Trump waxed about how “brilliantly” Adolf Hitler came to power in 1930s Germany, according to comments unearthed by Buzzfeed News: | In a 2000 visit to the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, then-tycoon and future presidential nominee Donald Trump waxed about how “brilliantly” Adolf Hitler came to power in 1930s Germany, according to comments unearthed by Buzzfeed News: |
In the 1930s, everyone thought that Adolf Hitler was a fringe element who could never come to power. And the Center shows this and how he came to power so brilliantly, but people thought, if you read history from the Twenties, you would say, ‘this could never have happened.’ And it did happen. | In the 1930s, everyone thought that Adolf Hitler was a fringe element who could never come to power. And the Center shows this and how he came to power so brilliantly, but people thought, if you read history from the Twenties, you would say, ‘this could never have happened.’ And it did happen. |
The Simon Wiesenthal Center is a Holocaust remembrance museum named after Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal. | The Simon Wiesenthal Center is a Holocaust remembrance museum named after Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal. |
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Sean Hannity, 2016: | Sean Hannity, 2016: |
In 10 yrs @wikileaks has gotten nothing wrong & no one's been killed bc of the info released. #freejulianassange #freeinternet for all. | In 10 yrs @wikileaks has gotten nothing wrong & no one's been killed bc of the info released. #freejulianassange #freeinternet for all. |
Sean Hannity, 2010: | Sean Hannity, 2010: |
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Former Arizona governor Jan Brewer isn’t worried about the increasing signs that the long-red state may turn for Hillary Clinton in the upcoming general election, telling the Boston Globe that increased Latino turnout won’t affect the final results. | Former Arizona governor Jan Brewer isn’t worried about the increasing signs that the long-red state may turn for Hillary Clinton in the upcoming general election, telling the Boston Globe that increased Latino turnout won’t affect the final results. |
“Nah,” Brewer said, when asked about increased Latino turnout in response to Donald Trump’s candidacy. “They don’t get out and vote.’’ | “Nah,” Brewer said, when asked about increased Latino turnout in response to Donald Trump’s candidacy. “They don’t get out and vote.’’ |
Alrighty then. | Alrighty then. |
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In a radio segment that aired this afternoon, actress Salma Hayek told a Spanish-language radio station that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attempted to date her while she was in a relationship and, after she rejected his advances, planted a story in the National Enquirer tabloid that she was too short for him to be interested in romantically. | In a radio segment that aired this afternoon, actress Salma Hayek told a Spanish-language radio station that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attempted to date her while she was in a relationship and, after she rejected his advances, planted a story in the National Enquirer tabloid that she was too short for him to be interested in romantically. |
“When I met that man, I had a boyfriend, and he tried to become his friend to get my home telephone number,” Hayek said, according to a Buzzfeed News translation of the conversation. “He got my number and he would call me to invite me out.” | “When I met that man, I had a boyfriend, and he tried to become his friend to get my home telephone number,” Hayek said, according to a Buzzfeed News translation of the conversation. “He got my number and he would call me to invite me out.” |
When she told Trump that she wouldn’t go out with him even if she were single, “someone told the National Enquirer,” Hayek said. | When she told Trump that she wouldn’t go out with him even if she were single, “someone told the National Enquirer,” Hayek said. |
“I’m not going to say who, because you know that whatever he wants to come out comes out in the National Enquirer,” Hayek, who has endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, continued. “It said that he wouldn’t go out with me because I was too short.” | “I’m not going to say who, because you know that whatever he wants to come out comes out in the National Enquirer,” Hayek, who has endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, continued. “It said that he wouldn’t go out with me because I was too short.” |
“Later, he called and left me a message,” Hayek said. “‘Can you believe this? Who would say this? I don’t want people to think this about you.’ He thought that I would try to go out with him so people wouldn’t think that’s why he wouldn’t go out with me.” | “Later, he called and left me a message,” Hayek said. “‘Can you believe this? Who would say this? I don’t want people to think this about you.’ He thought that I would try to go out with him so people wouldn’t think that’s why he wouldn’t go out with me.” |
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Facebook employees reportedly pushed to remove Donald Trump posts as 'hate speech' | Facebook employees reportedly pushed to remove Donald Trump posts as 'hate speech' |
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s positions on Muslim immigration - that it should be halted until “our country’s representatives can figure out what’s going on” - prompted some Facebook employees to advocate that some of his postings on the social network should be deleted as hate speech, a report claims. | Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s positions on Muslim immigration - that it should be halted until “our country’s representatives can figure out what’s going on” - prompted some Facebook employees to advocate that some of his postings on the social network should be deleted as hate speech, a report claims. |
According to the Wall Street Journal, the matter eventually hit the desk of Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who declared internally that it would be “inappropriate” for Facebook to censor the posts, even if they did meet the criteria for hate speech: | According to the Wall Street Journal, the matter eventually hit the desk of Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who declared internally that it would be “inappropriate” for Facebook to censor the posts, even if they did meet the criteria for hate speech: |
Issues around Mr. Trump’s posts emerged when he posted on Facebook a link to a Dec. 7 campaign statement “on preventing Muslim immigration.” The statement called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” | Issues around Mr. Trump’s posts emerged when he posted on Facebook a link to a Dec. 7 campaign statement “on preventing Muslim immigration.” The statement called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” |
“When we review reports of content that may violate our policies, we take context into consideration,” a Facebook spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal’s report. “That context can include the value of political discourse. Many people are voicing opinions about this particular content and it has become an important part of the conversation around who the next US president will be. For those reasons, we are carefully reviewing each report and surrounding context relating to this content on a case by case basis.” | “When we review reports of content that may violate our policies, we take context into consideration,” a Facebook spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal’s report. “That context can include the value of political discourse. Many people are voicing opinions about this particular content and it has become an important part of the conversation around who the next US president will be. For those reasons, we are carefully reviewing each report and surrounding context relating to this content on a case by case basis.” |
The Trump campaign has not yet responded to a request for comment on the matter. | The Trump campaign has not yet responded to a request for comment on the matter. |
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Poll: Half of Republicans would reject election result if Clinton wins | Poll: Half of Republicans would reject election result if Clinton wins |
Only half of likely Republican voters say that they will accept Hillary Clinton as their president if the former secretary of state wins in the upcoming general election, a new poll from Reuters/Ipsos showed, indicating that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s continued baseless attacks on the election as “rigged” has permeated his voters base. | Only half of likely Republican voters say that they will accept Hillary Clinton as their president if the former secretary of state wins in the upcoming general election, a new poll from Reuters/Ipsos showed, indicating that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s continued baseless attacks on the election as “rigged” has permeated his voters base. |
Nearly 70% of Republican voters said that if Clinton wins, it will be due to illegal voting or vote rigging. The same percentage of Democrats, meanwhile, said that they would accept a Trump victory. | Nearly 70% of Republican voters said that if Clinton wins, it will be due to illegal voting or vote rigging. The same percentage of Democrats, meanwhile, said that they would accept a Trump victory. |
Nearly 80% of Republicans told Reuters that they are concerned about “the accuracy of the final vote count,” and only six in ten are confident that their votes will be tabulated accurately. | Nearly 80% of Republicans told Reuters that they are concerned about “the accuracy of the final vote count,” and only six in ten are confident that their votes will be tabulated accurately. |
Trump counts himself as one of those who isn’t necessarily sure to support Clinton if she is indeed elected, winkingly telling viewers of the third presidential debate that “I will keep you in suspense” on whether he would concede the election to Clinton. | Trump counts himself as one of those who isn’t necessarily sure to support Clinton if she is indeed elected, winkingly telling viewers of the third presidential debate that “I will keep you in suspense” on whether he would concede the election to Clinton. |
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Curt Schilling, now officially running for the US Senate in Massachusetts: | Curt Schilling, now officially running for the US Senate in Massachusetts: |
Curt Schilling: You're Jewish. Why are Jews Democrats? Dems hate Israel.Jake Tapper: Well, I don't speak for Jews, but social welfare pic.twitter.com/4CejNNskDO | Curt Schilling: You're Jewish. Why are Jews Democrats? Dems hate Israel.Jake Tapper: Well, I don't speak for Jews, but social welfare pic.twitter.com/4CejNNskDO |
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Hillary Clinton campaigns in Cleveland | Hillary Clinton campaigns in Cleveland |
Watch it live here: | Watch it live here: |
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Speaking in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump wrapped up his speech by making numerous promises to those attending the rally: | Speaking in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump wrapped up his speech by making numerous promises to those attending the rally: |
“We are going to have the biggest tax cut since Ronald Reagan, and even actually a little bit bigger,” Trump said. “We’re going to eliminate every unnecessary job-killing regulation. We are going to defend religious liberty. We’ll be providing school choice - so important - to every low-income child in America, and we’re going to be ending Common Core and bringing education local. We’re going to support the men and women of law enforcement. We’re going to save our second amendment, which is totally under siege, and we will be appointing justices to the United States supreme court who will uphold and defend the constitution of the United States.” | “We are going to have the biggest tax cut since Ronald Reagan, and even actually a little bit bigger,” Trump said. “We’re going to eliminate every unnecessary job-killing regulation. We are going to defend religious liberty. We’ll be providing school choice - so important - to every low-income child in America, and we’re going to be ending Common Core and bringing education local. We’re going to support the men and women of law enforcement. We’re going to save our second amendment, which is totally under siege, and we will be appointing justices to the United States supreme court who will uphold and defend the constitution of the United States.” |
“Imagine what our country could accomplish if we started working together as one people, under one god, saluting one American flag?” | “Imagine what our country could accomplish if we started working together as one people, under one god, saluting one American flag?” |
Trump was greeted with a “U-S-A!” chant. | Trump was greeted with a “U-S-A!” chant. |