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| Trump and Clinton schedule swing state blitz after charity dinner speeches – live | Trump and Clinton schedule swing state blitz after charity dinner speeches – live |
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| Video: resisting Alabama's voter ID law | |
| Since 2014, Alabama citizens have been required to present a state-approved photo ID at the polls. The state acknowledges that up to 250,000 voters don’t have the required ID, often due to lack of accessibility. Alabama election officials insist that the law is intended to curb voter fraud. With only one known case of modern-day voter fraud in the state, Alabama citizens and politicians alike question the underlying motive of the law: | |
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| Twitter fight. | |
| The results are in on the final debate and it is almost unanimous, I WON! Thank you, these are very exciting times. | |
| *checks watch. yawns* | |
| Where was this kind of comedy last night? https://t.co/71JhLG55G5 | |
| *checks calendar. blinks* | |
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| On Sunday, Bill Murray will be recognized at the Kennedy Center with the Mark Twain prize for American humor. | |
| Spotted at the White House: Bill Murray | |
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| Ex-aide says Christie knew about lane closures | |
| Bridget Anne Kelly, the former deputy chief of staff to New Jersey governor Chris Christie who sent a notorious email announcing “time for traffic problems in Ft Lee” before lanes were closed on the George Washington bridge in 2013, has testified in federal court that Christie knew of the lane closure plan. | |
| Christie has denied any knowledge of the plan. Prosecutors say the lanes were closed as political retribution against Ft Lee, New Jersey, mayor Mark Sokolich, a Democrat, who had declined to endorse Christie in his reelection bid. The lane closures created traffic paralysis for days in the Ft Lee area, delaying emergency vehicles, school buses and other traffic. | |
| Kelly’s testimony does not indicate that Christie planned the lane closures or viewed them as political retribution. Kelly testified that she told Christie that the closures were part of a traffic study. | |
| WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein reports: | |
| Bridgegate Defendant says Christie knew about the lane closures and gave his consent before she sent "Time for some traffic problems" email pic.twitter.com/M2rV20gf7j | |
| 2/ Kelly said Christie’s response to info the @PANYNJ was doing a study” What’s our relationship with Mayor Sokolich?” | |
| 3/ Kelly says she discussed Mayor Sokolich’s public safety complaints with Christie on 9/11/13, while closures were on | |
| 4 Kelly, in tears sez Christie threw a water bottle at her and said “What do you think I am a fucking game show host?” | |
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| Clinton looks good in early voting – AP | Clinton looks good in early voting – AP |
| Hillary Clinton appears to be displaying strength in the crucial battleground states of North Carolina and Florida among voters casting ballots before Election Day, and may also be building an early vote advantage in Arizona and Colorado, the AP reports: | Hillary Clinton appears to be displaying strength in the crucial battleground states of North Carolina and Florida among voters casting ballots before Election Day, and may also be building an early vote advantage in Arizona and Colorado, the AP reports: |
| Donald Trump, meanwhile, appears to be holding ground in Ohio, Iowa and Georgia, according to data compiled by The Associated Press. Those are important states for Trump, but not sufficient for him to win the presidency if he loses states like Florida or North Carolina. | Donald Trump, meanwhile, appears to be holding ground in Ohio, Iowa and Georgia, according to data compiled by The Associated Press. Those are important states for Trump, but not sufficient for him to win the presidency if he loses states like Florida or North Carolina. |
| “The Trump campaign should be concerned,” said Scott Tranter, co-founder of Optimus, a Republican data analytics firm. His firm’s analysis suggests a “strong final showing for the Clinton campaign” in early voting. | “The Trump campaign should be concerned,” said Scott Tranter, co-founder of Optimus, a Republican data analytics firm. His firm’s analysis suggests a “strong final showing for the Clinton campaign” in early voting. |
| The Clinton campaign is looking to build an insurmountable lead in Florida and North Carolina during early voting. If she wins either of those states, she’ll probably be the next president. | The Clinton campaign is looking to build an insurmountable lead in Florida and North Carolina during early voting. If she wins either of those states, she’ll probably be the next president. |
| Using 2012 as a guidepost, she appears to be in a strong position in early voting. | Using 2012 as a guidepost, she appears to be in a strong position in early voting. |
| While Democrats tend to do better in early voting, Republicans usually post an initial lead with mail-in ballots before Democrats surpass them during in-person early voting in mid to late October. | While Democrats tend to do better in early voting, Republicans usually post an initial lead with mail-in ballots before Democrats surpass them during in-person early voting in mid to late October. |
| Democrats so far have kept it close with mail-in ballots, giving Clinton a chance to run up the score with in-person early voting. To do that, she’ll need non-whites and young people to turn out near the high levels they did in 2012 for Barack Obama. | Democrats so far have kept it close with mail-in ballots, giving Clinton a chance to run up the score with in-person early voting. To do that, she’ll need non-whites and young people to turn out near the high levels they did in 2012 for Barack Obama. |
| In North Carolina, Democrats have moved ahead of Republicans in early voting. Republicans had held a modest lead based on mail-in ballots returned, but that was at a much narrower margin than in 2012, when Mitt Romney narrowly won the state. After in-person voting began on Thursday, Democrats overtook Republicans in overall votes cast. | In North Carolina, Democrats have moved ahead of Republicans in early voting. Republicans had held a modest lead based on mail-in ballots returned, but that was at a much narrower margin than in 2012, when Mitt Romney narrowly won the state. After in-person voting began on Thursday, Democrats overtook Republicans in overall votes cast. |
| In Florida, a record 3.1 million people have requested ballots, more than one-third of the total voters in 2012. Democrats have requested almost as many ballots as Republicans: 39 percent vs. 40 percent. | In Florida, a record 3.1 million people have requested ballots, more than one-third of the total voters in 2012. Democrats have requested almost as many ballots as Republicans: 39 percent vs. 40 percent. |
| By comparison, in 2008, Republicans held a lead of 49 percent to 32 percent in requests, according to an analysis for AP by Catalist, a Democratic analytical firm. Obama won in Florida in 2008 and 2012. | By comparison, in 2008, Republicans held a lead of 49 percent to 32 percent in requests, according to an analysis for AP by Catalist, a Democratic analytical firm. Obama won in Florida in 2008 and 2012. |
| Democrats are also showing momentum in the 2nd congressional district of both Maine and Nebraska. The two states allocate electoral votes by congressional district. | Democrats are also showing momentum in the 2nd congressional district of both Maine and Nebraska. The two states allocate electoral votes by congressional district. |
| There’s more where that came from. Read further here. | There’s more where that came from. Read further here. |
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| Clinton to meet with Black Lives Matter activists | Clinton to meet with Black Lives Matter activists |
| In advance of her rally in Cleveland, Ohio, this afternoon, Hillary Clinton will meet with Movement for Black Lives activists Brittany Packnett and DeRay Mckesson, her campaign reports. She last met with the activists a year ago. | In advance of her rally in Cleveland, Ohio, this afternoon, Hillary Clinton will meet with Movement for Black Lives activists Brittany Packnett and DeRay Mckesson, her campaign reports. She last met with the activists a year ago. |
| I'm looking forward to the conversation w/ @HillaryClinton today, following up on the previous in-person meeting. https://t.co/9qhWDw0P1F | I'm looking forward to the conversation w/ @HillaryClinton today, following up on the previous in-person meeting. https://t.co/9qhWDw0P1F |
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| Apologies for the outage | Apologies for the outage |
| Hello, we’re back after an outage which we believe to have been related to this: | Hello, we’re back after an outage which we believe to have been related to this: |
| So, we’ve missed Trump’s speech in North Carolina. We’ll update you on any important news lines. The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs is watching: | So, we’ve missed Trump’s speech in North Carolina. We’ll update you on any important news lines. The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs is watching: |
| Trump proclaims that the country is run by losers and babies | Trump proclaims that the country is run by losers and babies |
| Here’s a photo from the event: | Here’s a photo from the event: |
| Venue is about half full. Trump comes out in about 10 mins. pic.twitter.com/ruVB5mFvHt | Venue is about half full. Trump comes out in about 10 mins. pic.twitter.com/ruVB5mFvHt |
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| New Clinton ad features Khan family | New Clinton ad features Khan family |
| The Clinton campaign has released a new ad featuring Khizr and Ghazala Khan, parents of slain Army Captain Humayun Khan, who was killed in a suicide bombing attack in Iraq in 2004. | The Clinton campaign has released a new ad featuring Khizr and Ghazala Khan, parents of slain Army Captain Humayun Khan, who was killed in a suicide bombing attack in Iraq in 2004. |
| One of the sharpest moments of widespread bipartisan revulsion at Donald Trump in the campaign came when Trump criticized the Khans for their appearance at the Democratic national convention to tell their son’s story. Khizr Khan offered Trump his pocket constitution, wondering whether he’d ever read it. Trump discounted their story and questioned why Ghazala Khan did not address the convention. | One of the sharpest moments of widespread bipartisan revulsion at Donald Trump in the campaign came when Trump criticized the Khans for their appearance at the Democratic national convention to tell their son’s story. Khizr Khan offered Trump his pocket constitution, wondering whether he’d ever read it. Trump discounted their story and questioned why Ghazala Khan did not address the convention. |
| The Khans are Muslim, as was their son. | The Khans are Muslim, as was their son. |
| Ghazala Khan does not speak in the ad, either, but she is pictured with her husband, who asks at the end of the ad, “Would my son have a place in your America?” | Ghazala Khan does not speak in the ad, either, but she is pictured with her husband, who asks at the end of the ad, “Would my son have a place in your America?” |
| The campaign says the ad will air as part of an already existing ad buy in Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania. | The campaign says the ad will air as part of an already existing ad buy in Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania. |
| Here’s the Khan’s appearance at the convention: | Here’s the Khan’s appearance at the convention: |
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| As we wait for Donald Trump to pop up in North Carolina, Mike Pence, his running mate, is headed for New Hampshire, for rallies in Nashua and Exeter. Here’s a nice snap from his press secretary: | As we wait for Donald Trump to pop up in North Carolina, Mike Pence, his running mate, is headed for New Hampshire, for rallies in Nashua and Exeter. Here’s a nice snap from his press secretary: |
| TrumpForce2 is loaded up and heading to New Hampshire. Join Gov @mike_pence today https://t.co/44XdX099OY pic.twitter.com/iS4u5WM2K5 | TrumpForce2 is loaded up and heading to New Hampshire. Join Gov @mike_pence today https://t.co/44XdX099OY pic.twitter.com/iS4u5WM2K5 |
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| Joanna Walters | Joanna Walters |
| An Ivanka Trump clothing boycott appears to be gaining steam, writes Joanna Walters for the Guardian: | An Ivanka Trump clothing boycott appears to be gaining steam, writes Joanna Walters for the Guardian: |
| Shannon Coulter, a technology and media marketing specialist based in the Bay Area, is going after Ivanka Trump, calling for the boycott on the clothing, jewelry, shoes, handbags and perfume that are branded as part of the widely sold Ivanka Trump Collection. She is also calling on the retailers that carry them – including Macy’s, Nordstrom, Amazon, Lord & Taylor, Marshalls and Zappos – to stop selling them. ... | Shannon Coulter, a technology and media marketing specialist based in the Bay Area, is going after Ivanka Trump, calling for the boycott on the clothing, jewelry, shoes, handbags and perfume that are branded as part of the widely sold Ivanka Trump Collection. She is also calling on the retailers that carry them – including Macy’s, Nordstrom, Amazon, Lord & Taylor, Marshalls and Zappos – to stop selling them. ... |
| On 11 October, Coulter created the hashtag #GrabYourWallet on Twitter – a call for shoppers to vote with their wallet, as well as a pointed echo of Donald Trump’s bragging on tape about being able to approach women uninvited and “grab them by the pussy”, which he subsequently apologized for but also sought to dismiss as “locker room talk”. | On 11 October, Coulter created the hashtag #GrabYourWallet on Twitter – a call for shoppers to vote with their wallet, as well as a pointed echo of Donald Trump’s bragging on tape about being able to approach women uninvited and “grab them by the pussy”, which he subsequently apologized for but also sought to dismiss as “locker room talk”. |
| More than a million people have viewed her posts in the last 10 days and she is receiving 200 direct replies on Twitter per day and hundreds of retweets, according to a review of the relevant social media activity. | More than a million people have viewed her posts in the last 10 days and she is receiving 200 direct replies on Twitter per day and hundreds of retweets, according to a review of the relevant social media activity. |
| Coulter estimated that more than 50,000 respondents have expressed support for her campaign and at least 2,000 have said they will participate. | Coulter estimated that more than 50,000 respondents have expressed support for her campaign and at least 2,000 have said they will participate. |
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| Congressman: 'sometimes a lady needs to be told when she's being nasty' | Congressman: 'sometimes a lady needs to be told when she's being nasty' |
| Texas Representative Brian Babin, a Republican, got into a discussion on the conservative Alan Colmes talk show yesterday about whether it was appropriate for Donald Trump to call Hillary Clinton “such a nasty lady” at the debate Wednesday evening. | Texas Representative Brian Babin, a Republican, got into a discussion on the conservative Alan Colmes talk show yesterday about whether it was appropriate for Donald Trump to call Hillary Clinton “such a nasty lady” at the debate Wednesday evening. |
| Babin tried to demur as a “southern gentleman” but then shared his opinion that “I think sometimes a lady needs to be told when she’s being nasty.” | Babin tried to demur as a “southern gentleman” but then shared his opinion that “I think sometimes a lady needs to be told when she’s being nasty.” |
| Here’s a transcript via Fox: | Here’s a transcript via Fox: |
| COLMES: He called her a nasty woman, is that appropriate? | COLMES: He called her a nasty woman, is that appropriate? |
| REP. BABIN: You know what? She’s saying some nasty things. | REP. BABIN: You know what? She’s saying some nasty things. |
| COLMES: You think it’s appropriate to call her a nasty woman? | COLMES: You think it’s appropriate to call her a nasty woman? |
| REP. BABIN: Well I’m a genteel Southern gentleman, Alan. | REP. BABIN: Well I’m a genteel Southern gentleman, Alan. |
| COLMES: So does that mean no? | COLMES: So does that mean no? |
| REP. BABIN: No, I think sometimes a lady needs to be told when she’s being nasty. | REP. BABIN: No, I think sometimes a lady needs to be told when she’s being nasty. |
| COLMES: Oh, really? | COLMES: Oh, really? |
| REP. BABIN: I do. | REP. BABIN: I do. |
| Babin is a Baptist dentist from Texas’ 36th district, the Houston suburbs. He’s a freshman congressman, having replaced former Representative Steve Stockman, the guy who brought Ted Nugent to the state of the union. | Babin is a Baptist dentist from Texas’ 36th district, the Houston suburbs. He’s a freshman congressman, having replaced former Representative Steve Stockman, the guy who brought Ted Nugent to the state of the union. |
| .@RepBrianBabin #Texas #GOP congressman on #Clinton: 'A lady needs to be told when she's being #nasty' https://t.co/aJGQWfLSYh pic.twitter.com/QHiDi4RJH0 | .@RepBrianBabin #Texas #GOP congressman on #Clinton: 'A lady needs to be told when she's being #nasty' https://t.co/aJGQWfLSYh pic.twitter.com/QHiDi4RJH0 |
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| Axelrod: Michelle Obama will not run for office | Axelrod: Michelle Obama will not run for office |
| David Axelrod, Barack Obama’s former top political strategist, has told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that he would bet everything he owns that Michelle Obama, who has been thrilling crowds with powerful speeches in support of Hillary Clinton, will not run for office. Because no matter what it may look like, politics is not her thing. | David Axelrod, Barack Obama’s former top political strategist, has told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that he would bet everything he owns that Michelle Obama, who has been thrilling crowds with powerful speeches in support of Hillary Clinton, will not run for office. Because no matter what it may look like, politics is not her thing. |
| Here’s their conversation, transcribed by HotAir, where you can listen to it: | Here’s their conversation, transcribed by HotAir, where you can listen to it: |
| HH: You’ve known her a long time. I actually have, I know she’s given a few political speeches. I think of her primarily as non-political. | HH: You’ve known her a long time. I actually have, I know she’s given a few political speeches. I think of her primarily as non-political. |
| DA: Yes. | DA: Yes. |
| HH: And is there a risk to her in doing this? Or is this simply a complement to what she’s done? | HH: And is there a risk to her in doing this? Or is this simply a complement to what she’s done? |
| DA: Not in the way, I don’t think in the way that she is campaigning, you know, Hugh. You know, she’s giving speeches that are very sort of value-laden and personal and to her. I don’t think she’s hurting herself. It is, it is, to me, it’s really interesting, because you know, she was a reluctant conscript to politics. I mean, when Michelle, you know, she had her own sort of professional life, and she was very committed, as she is now, to the kids. And so there was this understanding between them before he ran for president that you know, that was his career. She would be as supportive as she could, but she wasn’t really involved. You know, she wasn’t, she didn’t campaign terribly much for him in 2004 when he ran for the Senate, for example, a campaign that I was involved in. And that was just the understanding between them. But you know, obviously when you run for president, that’s a different, it’s a different deal. | DA: Not in the way, I don’t think in the way that she is campaigning, you know, Hugh. You know, she’s giving speeches that are very sort of value-laden and personal and to her. I don’t think she’s hurting herself. It is, it is, to me, it’s really interesting, because you know, she was a reluctant conscript to politics. I mean, when Michelle, you know, she had her own sort of professional life, and she was very committed, as she is now, to the kids. And so there was this understanding between them before he ran for president that you know, that was his career. She would be as supportive as she could, but she wasn’t really involved. You know, she wasn’t, she didn’t campaign terribly much for him in 2004 when he ran for the Senate, for example, a campaign that I was involved in. And that was just the understanding between them. But you know, obviously when you run for president, that’s a different, it’s a different deal. |
| So she, you know, she became, you know, she gave up a lot to help him and assist him, and then as First Lady. And, but she’s, you know, to say, people say to me all the time well, do you think she might run for office sometime? I would bet everything that I own against that prospect. She is not someone who loves politics or, at all. And I don’t think she’s really out there as a political figure. Now she’s out there because she feels passionately about the choice here. | So she, you know, she became, you know, she gave up a lot to help him and assist him, and then as First Lady. And, but she’s, you know, to say, people say to me all the time well, do you think she might run for office sometime? I would bet everything that I own against that prospect. She is not someone who loves politics or, at all. And I don’t think she’s really out there as a political figure. Now she’s out there because she feels passionately about the choice here. |
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| Barry Blitt on the cover of the new New Yorker captures the unusual role of Russian president Vladimir Putin in American civic life these days. “Donald really is as healthy as a horse,” Clinton said at the Al Smith dinner last night. “You know the one that Vladimir Putin rides around on.” | Barry Blitt on the cover of the new New Yorker captures the unusual role of Russian president Vladimir Putin in American civic life these days. “Donald really is as healthy as a horse,” Clinton said at the Al Smith dinner last night. “You know the one that Vladimir Putin rides around on.” |
| An early look at next week's cover, “Significant Others,” by Barry Blitt: https://t.co/1GWkiibj1T pic.twitter.com/UGZnNlE33h | An early look at next week's cover, “Significant Others,” by Barry Blitt: https://t.co/1GWkiibj1T pic.twitter.com/UGZnNlE33h |
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| Trump’s media pool is in position for his first rally of the day, in Asheville, North Carolina. At least 75 minutes till showtime and they’re already marinating them in Rolling Stones. The pool reports: | Trump’s media pool is in position for his first rally of the day, in Asheville, North Carolina. At least 75 minutes till showtime and they’re already marinating them in Rolling Stones. The pool reports: |
| There’s a flea market situation going on outside with various tractor parts et al for sale, some fall foliage and a crisp, strong wind. We’re being serenaded with Les Mis and The Rolling Stones as we wait for Trump to arrive. The event, which is inside a hangar, is due to kick off at noon. | There’s a flea market situation going on outside with various tractor parts et al for sale, some fall foliage and a crisp, strong wind. We’re being serenaded with Les Mis and The Rolling Stones as we wait for Trump to arrive. The event, which is inside a hangar, is due to kick off at noon. |
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| Senate judiciary chairman Chuck Grassley is up for reelection from Iowa this year, and there are good signs for him: polling averages have him up 13 points, and Iowa Republicans appear even to be sticking by Trump at the top of the ticket (like, perhaps, their counterparts in Ohio and in contrast with voters in other purplish states such as Pennsylvania-Virginia-Colorado). | Senate judiciary chairman Chuck Grassley is up for reelection from Iowa this year, and there are good signs for him: polling averages have him up 13 points, and Iowa Republicans appear even to be sticking by Trump at the top of the ticket (like, perhaps, their counterparts in Ohio and in contrast with voters in other purplish states such as Pennsylvania-Virginia-Colorado). |
| Grassley is not phoning it in, though – he’s just produced an ad featuring Ben Stein reprising his Ferris Bueller role: | Grassley is not phoning it in, though – he’s just produced an ad featuring Ben Stein reprising his Ferris Bueller role: |
| Chuck Grassley goes negative on Patty Judge in a new ad featuring Ben Stein doing his schtick from Ferris Bueller https://t.co/2YQ40jNYbK | Chuck Grassley goes negative on Patty Judge in a new ad featuring Ben Stein doing his schtick from Ferris Bueller https://t.co/2YQ40jNYbK |
| Fun ad... except is anyone else bothered by Judge coming before Grassley in the roll call? | Fun ad... except is anyone else bothered by Judge coming before Grassley in the roll call? |
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| Corey Lewandowski made half a million dollars on campaign | Corey Lewandowski made half a million dollars on campaign |
| Why is this man smiling? | Why is this man smiling? |
| Three-managers-ago Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has been paid $541,000 so far by the Trump campaign, new federal election commission filings reveal. That’s not counting the money Lewandowski has made as a hired commentator at CNN. | Three-managers-ago Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has been paid $541,000 so far by the Trump campaign, new federal election commission filings reveal. That’s not counting the money Lewandowski has made as a hired commentator at CNN. |
| Lewandowski, a police academy graduate, was a state-level political operative in New Hampshire before he jumped the Trump train. | Lewandowski, a police academy graduate, was a state-level political operative in New Hampshire before he jumped the Trump train. |
| The Huffington Post points out that neither Lewandowski nor other highly paid Trump hires have given any cash to the effort actually to elect the candidate: | The Huffington Post points out that neither Lewandowski nor other highly paid Trump hires have given any cash to the effort actually to elect the candidate: |
| Former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has made more than a half-million dollars from the GOP nominee’s run. Dan Scavino has made nearly $183,000 from it. Current campaign manager Kellyanne Conway’s polling firm has been paid nearly $382,000 in a single month. | Former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has made more than a half-million dollars from the GOP nominee’s run. Dan Scavino has made nearly $183,000 from it. Current campaign manager Kellyanne Conway’s polling firm has been paid nearly $382,000 in a single month. |
| (h/t @bencjacobs) | (h/t @bencjacobs) |
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| Former RNC chairman: 'I was damn near puking during the debates' | Former RNC chairman: 'I was damn near puking during the debates' |
| Michael Steele, the predecessor of Reince Priebus as chairman of the Republican National Committee, has announced that he’s not voting for Donald Trump, his party’s nominee. Buzzfeed reports: | Michael Steele, the predecessor of Reince Priebus as chairman of the Republican National Committee, has announced that he’s not voting for Donald Trump, his party’s nominee. Buzzfeed reports: |
| “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.” | “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.” | 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. | “I was damn near puking during the debates,” Steele said, adding that he believes Trump only represents 30% of the Republican Party. |
| Steele was criticized for mismanaging party funds and stepped down in January 2011. Current RNC chairman Reince Priebus has been a stalwart Trump-backer, seeking to enforce party discipline in support of the nominee with a warning in September that former presidential candidates who did not support Trump may not be allowed to run again. | Steele was criticized for mismanaging party funds and stepped down in January 2011. Current RNC chairman Reince Priebus has been a stalwart Trump-backer, seeking to enforce party discipline in support of the nominee with a warning in September that former presidential candidates who did not support Trump may not be allowed to run again. |
| Wow – Politics1.com points out that that’s six (6) former national party chairs who say they won’t vote Trump: | Wow – Politics1.com points out that that’s six (6) former national party chairs who say they won’t vote Trump: |
| Update: SIX former RNC Chairs are not voting Trump: George HW Bush, Bill Brock, Marc Racicot, Mel Martinez, Ken Mehlman, Michael Steele. | Update: SIX former RNC Chairs are not voting Trump: George HW Bush, Bill Brock, Marc Racicot, Mel Martinez, Ken Mehlman, Michael Steele. |
| What’s going to happen to the Republican party after this election? Matthew Continetti has your long read on that right here in the Washington Free Beacon: | What’s going to happen to the Republican party after this election? Matthew Continetti has your long read on that right here in the Washington Free Beacon: |
| This is the crisis of the conservative intellectual. After years of aligning with, trying to explain, sympathizing with the causes, and occasionally ignoring the worst aspects of populism, he finds that populism has exiled him from his political home. He finds the détente between conservatism and populism abrogated. His models—Buckley, Burnham, Will, Charles Murray, Yuval Levin—are forgotten, attacked, or ignored by a large part of the conservative infrastructure they helped to build. He finds the prospect of a reform conservatism that adds to our strengths while ameliorating our weaknesses to be remarkably dim. Such conservatism has exactly two spokesmen in the Senate. It has a handful of allies in the House and states. | This is the crisis of the conservative intellectual. After years of aligning with, trying to explain, sympathizing with the causes, and occasionally ignoring the worst aspects of populism, he finds that populism has exiled him from his political home. He finds the détente between conservatism and populism abrogated. His models—Buckley, Burnham, Will, Charles Murray, Yuval Levin—are forgotten, attacked, or ignored by a large part of the conservative infrastructure they helped to build. He finds the prospect of a reform conservatism that adds to our strengths while ameliorating our weaknesses to be remarkably dim. Such conservatism has exactly two spokesmen in the Senate. It has a handful of allies in the House and states. |
| From the Panama Canal to the Tea Party, from Phyllis Schlafly to Sarah Palin, the conservative intellectual has viewed the New Right as a sometimes annoying but ultimately worthy friend. New Right activists supplied the institutions, dollars and votes that helped the conservative intellectual reform tax, crime, welfare, and legal policy. But that is no longer the case. Donald Trump was the vehicle by which the New Right went from one part of the conservative coalition to the dominant ideological tendency of the Grand Old Party. | From the Panama Canal to the Tea Party, from Phyllis Schlafly to Sarah Palin, the conservative intellectual has viewed the New Right as a sometimes annoying but ultimately worthy friend. New Right activists supplied the institutions, dollars and votes that helped the conservative intellectual reform tax, crime, welfare, and legal policy. But that is no longer the case. Donald Trump was the vehicle by which the New Right went from one part of the conservative coalition to the dominant ideological tendency of the Grand Old Party. |
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| Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. | Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. |
| Can we say we’re in the home stretch? Election day is three Tuesdays away. More than 4 million people have already voted, according to the Election Project. The debates are done. We’ve had more “October surprises” than we had a right to expect. Miley Cyrus is door-knocking in Virginia. | Can we say we’re in the home stretch? Election day is three Tuesdays away. More than 4 million people have already voted, according to the Election Project. The debates are done. We’ve had more “October surprises” than we had a right to expect. Miley Cyrus is door-knocking in Virginia. |
| The election cycle passed another milestone last night with the Al Smith charity dinner, hosted by the archbishop of New York, where the candidates don formal attire and, traditionally, deliver self-deprecating humorous monologues, because in the end we’re all friends. Not this year, though, as Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton “corrupt” and she suggested that Vladimir Putin rides him like a horse. Here are those highlights: | The election cycle passed another milestone last night with the Al Smith charity dinner, hosted by the archbishop of New York, where the candidates don formal attire and, traditionally, deliver self-deprecating humorous monologues, because in the end we’re all friends. Not this year, though, as Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton “corrupt” and she suggested that Vladimir Putin rides him like a horse. Here are those highlights: |
| Meanwhile on the trail ... Clinton campaigns in Cleveland today, while Trump has a North Carolina stop and two Pennsylvania stops planned. Trump running mate Mike Pence is in New Hampshire, Clinton running mate Tim Kaine is in Pennsylvania, and Vice-President Joe Biden also is in Pennsylvania. Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak twice in Florida. | Meanwhile on the trail ... Clinton campaigns in Cleveland today, while Trump has a North Carolina stop and two Pennsylvania stops planned. Trump running mate Mike Pence is in New Hampshire, Clinton running mate Tim Kaine is in Pennsylvania, and Vice-President Joe Biden also is in Pennsylvania. Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak twice in Florida. |
| Not speaking on behalf of Clinton today, that we know of, is the woman who has emerged as perhaps Trump’s most powerful critic: Michelle Obama. In a speech in Phoenix yesterday, Obama chastised Trump for refusing to say he would accept the election result. “You do not keep American democracy in suspense,” Obama said: | Not speaking on behalf of Clinton today, that we know of, is the woman who has emerged as perhaps Trump’s most powerful critic: Michelle Obama. In a speech in Phoenix yesterday, Obama chastised Trump for refusing to say he would accept the election result. “You do not keep American democracy in suspense,” Obama said: |
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