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| Colin Powell says he will vote for Hillary Clinton – campaign live | Colin Powell says he will vote for Hillary Clinton – campaign live |
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| Scott Adams, the author behind the once-popular Dilbert cartoons, has published a blog post in which he offers his qualified support of Donald Trump, but vows to assist in his assassination if Trump “does anything that looks even slightly Hitler-ish in office.” | |
| In a post titled “The Crook Versus the Monster,” Adams argues that the public conception of Trump as a “monster” are misguided, but that if they prove accurate, Adams vows to “join the resistance movement and help kill him.” | |
| Calling it an “easy promise to make,” Adams continues: “I hope my fellow citizens would use their Second Amendment rights to rise up and help me kill any Hitler-type person who rose to the top job in this country, no matter who it is.” | |
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| What could be a more suitable ending to this awful campaign than a fistfight between Donald Trump and Joe Biden? | |
| Republican nominee Donald Trump implied today that he would be willing to fight sitting vice-president Joe Biden behind a barn. | |
| Speaking at a rally in Tallahassee, Florida, almost precisely two weeks to the minute to when polls close there on election day, Trump said of a fist fight between the two: “I’d love that.” | |
| The 70-year-old Republican nominee for president also labeled the vice-president “Mr Tough Guy” and said of beating up the 73-year-old Biden, “Some things in life you could really love doing.” | |
| The comments came after Biden said of Trump on Saturday: “The press always asks me, don’t I wish I was debating him? No, I wish we were in high school and I could take him behind the gym. That’s what I wish.” | |
| Biden made the comments in reference to a lewd 2005 tape recording of Trump, unearthed in early October, where the Republican nominee bragged about being able to grab women by the genitalia without their consent. | |
| On Monday, Biden clarified his remarks in a rally, saying he meant “If I were in high school ... I want to make it clear I understand what assault is. I’m not in high school. If I were in high school.” The septuagenarian graduated from the Archmere Academy in Claymont, Delaware, in 1961. | |
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| Hillary Clinton is currently watching Adele perform in Miami, according to the press pool: | Hillary Clinton is currently watching Adele perform in Miami, according to the press pool: |
| Sooo it appears HRC is going to @Adele's concert in Miami. Per pool, she just arrived at the American Airlines Arena where she's performing. | Sooo it appears HRC is going to @Adele's concert in Miami. Per pool, she just arrived at the American Airlines Arena where she's performing. |
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| Donald Trump on the US flag in 2008: 'I don't know what the 13 stripes represent' | Donald Trump on the US flag in 2008: 'I don't know what the 13 stripes represent' |
| This is literally on the US citizenship test: | This is literally on the US citizenship test: |
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| David Smith | David Smith |
| As they go to the polls in a historic presidential election, more than six in 10 Americans say neither major political party represents their views any longer, a survey has found. | As they go to the polls in a historic presidential election, more than six in 10 Americans say neither major political party represents their views any longer, a survey has found. |
| Dissatisfaction with both Democrats and Republicans has risen sharply since 1990, when less than half held that neither reflected their opinions, according to research by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). | Dissatisfaction with both Democrats and Republicans has risen sharply since 1990, when less than half held that neither reflected their opinions, according to research by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). |
| The seventh annual 2016 American Values Survey was carried out throughout September among a random sample of 2,010 adults in all 50 states. | The seventh annual 2016 American Values Survey was carried out throughout September among a random sample of 2,010 adults in all 50 states. |
| Both party establishments have been rattled by the outsider challenges of Donald Trump, who was successful in winning his party’s nomination, and Bernie Sanders, who was not. In a year that seems ripe for third-party candidates, Libertarian Gary Johnson and Jill Stein of the Green party are seeking to capitalise but have fallen back in the polls in recent weeks. | Both party establishments have been rattled by the outsider challenges of Donald Trump, who was successful in winning his party’s nomination, and Bernie Sanders, who was not. In a year that seems ripe for third-party candidates, Libertarian Gary Johnson and Jill Stein of the Green party are seeking to capitalise but have fallen back in the polls in recent weeks. |
| Sixty-one per cent of survey respondents say neither political party reflects their opinions today, while 38% disagree. Nearly eight in 10 (77%) independents and a majority (54%) of Republicans took this position, while less than half (46%) of Democrats agree. There was virtually no variation across class or race. | Sixty-one per cent of survey respondents say neither political party reflects their opinions today, while 38% disagree. Nearly eight in 10 (77%) independents and a majority (54%) of Republicans took this position, while less than half (46%) of Democrats agree. There was virtually no variation across class or race. |
| Both Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican standard bearer Trump continue to suffer historically low favourability ratings, with less than half of the public viewing each candidate positively (41% v 33%). Clinton is viewed less favourably than the Democratic party (49%), but Trump’s low rating is more consistent with the Republican party’s own favourability (36%). | Both Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican standard bearer Trump continue to suffer historically low favourability ratings, with less than half of the public viewing each candidate positively (41% v 33%). Clinton is viewed less favourably than the Democratic party (49%), but Trump’s low rating is more consistent with the Republican party’s own favourability (36%). |
| The discontent with parties and candidates extends to the electoral process itself, which Trump claims is rigged against him. Less than half the public (43%) say they have a great deal of confidence that their vote will be counted accurately, while 38% have some confidence and 17% have hardly any confidence. | The discontent with parties and candidates extends to the electoral process itself, which Trump claims is rigged against him. Less than half the public (43%) say they have a great deal of confidence that their vote will be counted accurately, while 38% have some confidence and 17% have hardly any confidence. |
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| LeBron James - and Nike - appear to be coming for a certain presidential candidate’s views regarding immigrants, women and inner-city African Americans in a new ad: | LeBron James - and Nike - appear to be coming for a certain presidential candidate’s views regarding immigrants, women and inner-city African Americans in a new ad: |
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| TrumpTV is back after Donald Trump’s rally in Florida: | TrumpTV is back after Donald Trump’s rally in Florida: |
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| Analysis: Hillary Clinton's plans for no-fly zones in Syria could provoke US-Russia conflict | Analysis: Hillary Clinton's plans for no-fly zones in Syria could provoke US-Russia conflict |
| Spencer Ackerman | Spencer Ackerman |
| Retired senior US military pilots are increasingly alarmed that Hillary Clinton’s proposal for “no-fly zones” in Syria could lead to a military confrontation with Russia that could escalate to levels that were previously unthinkable in the post-cold war world. | Retired senior US military pilots are increasingly alarmed that Hillary Clinton’s proposal for “no-fly zones” in Syria could lead to a military confrontation with Russia that could escalate to levels that were previously unthinkable in the post-cold war world. |
| The former strategists spoke to the Guardian as Clinton’s Republican rival Donald Trump warned that Clinton’s proposal to establish “safe zones” to protect beleaguered Syrian civilians would “lead to world war three”. | The former strategists spoke to the Guardian as Clinton’s Republican rival Donald Trump warned that Clinton’s proposal to establish “safe zones” to protect beleaguered Syrian civilians would “lead to world war three”. |
| The proposal of no-fly zones has been fiercely debated in Washington for the past five years, but has never attracted significant enthusiasm from the military because of the risk to pilots from Syrian air defenses and the presence of Russian warplanes. | The proposal of no-fly zones has been fiercely debated in Washington for the past five years, but has never attracted significant enthusiasm from the military because of the risk to pilots from Syrian air defenses and the presence of Russian warplanes. |
| Many in US national security circles consider the risk of an aerial confrontation with the Russians to be severe. | Many in US national security circles consider the risk of an aerial confrontation with the Russians to be severe. |
| “I wouldn’t put it past them to shoot down an American aircraft,” said James Clapper, the US director of national intelligence, on Tuesday in response to a question from the Guardian at the Council on Foreign Relations. | “I wouldn’t put it past them to shoot down an American aircraft,” said James Clapper, the US director of national intelligence, on Tuesday in response to a question from the Guardian at the Council on Foreign Relations. |
| Those who have patrolled no-fly zones over the relatively freer skies of Bosnia and Saddam-era Iraq fear that a President Clinton would oblige the US to what one retired US air force three-star general described as an indefinite “air occupation”. Such a move would risk the lives of US pilots – and dare confrontation with a Russian military which is more aggressive than it has been in years. | Those who have patrolled no-fly zones over the relatively freer skies of Bosnia and Saddam-era Iraq fear that a President Clinton would oblige the US to what one retired US air force three-star general described as an indefinite “air occupation”. Such a move would risk the lives of US pilots – and dare confrontation with a Russian military which is more aggressive than it has been in years. |
| Critics of the plan also question how using US military power to establish and police a safe space for beleaguered Syrian civilians would contribute to the downfall of President Bashar al-Assad – the explicit goal of US policy in Syria. | Critics of the plan also question how using US military power to establish and police a safe space for beleaguered Syrian civilians would contribute to the downfall of President Bashar al-Assad – the explicit goal of US policy in Syria. |
| “If she is not politically posturing, it’s going to be a disaster. I hope it’s political posturing,” said John Kuehn, a retired navy officer who flew no-fly zone missions over Bosnia and Iraq. Kuehn who called denying an adversary its airspace “the cocktail party military application of power of choice”. | “If she is not politically posturing, it’s going to be a disaster. I hope it’s political posturing,” said John Kuehn, a retired navy officer who flew no-fly zone missions over Bosnia and Iraq. Kuehn who called denying an adversary its airspace “the cocktail party military application of power of choice”. |
| David Deptula, a retired air force lieutenant general who commanded the no-fly zone operations over northern Iraq in 1998 and 1999, said the Russians were a “complicating factor” but considered the problems with a no-fly zone to be more fundamental. | David Deptula, a retired air force lieutenant general who commanded the no-fly zone operations over northern Iraq in 1998 and 1999, said the Russians were a “complicating factor” but considered the problems with a no-fly zone to be more fundamental. |
| “Until a strategy that defines the desired end-state is clearly laid out in a comprehensive way, it’s difficult to advocate for a no-fly zone,” said Deptula. | “Until a strategy that defines the desired end-state is clearly laid out in a comprehensive way, it’s difficult to advocate for a no-fly zone,” said Deptula. |
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| Donald Trump campaigns in Tallahassee, Florida | Donald Trump campaigns in Tallahassee, Florida |
| Watch it live here: | Watch it live here: |
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| New anti-Zephyr Teachout ad: She’s just not one of us! | New anti-Zephyr Teachout ad: She’s just not one of us! |
| Also, she’s “zany.” | Also, she’s “zany.” |
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| Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton's policy for Syria would 'lead to world war three' | Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton's policy for Syria would 'lead to world war three' |
| Donald Trump said earlier today that Democrat Hillary Clinton’s plan for Syria would “lead to world war three”, because of the potential for conflict with military forces from nuclear-armed Russia. | Donald Trump said earlier today that Democrat Hillary Clinton’s plan for Syria would “lead to world war three”, because of the potential for conflict with military forces from nuclear-armed Russia. |
| In an interview focused largely on foreign policy, the Republican presidential nominee said defeating Islamic State is a higher priority than persuading than Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, to step down, playing down a long-held goal of US policy. | In an interview focused largely on foreign policy, the Republican presidential nominee said defeating Islamic State is a higher priority than persuading than Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, to step down, playing down a long-held goal of US policy. |
| Trump questioned how Clinton would negotiate with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin after demonizing him; blamed Barack Obama for a downturn in US relations with the Philippines under its new president, Rodrigo Duterte; bemoaned a lack of Republican unity behind his candidacy and said he would easily win the election if the party leaders supported him. | Trump questioned how Clinton would negotiate with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin after demonizing him; blamed Barack Obama for a downturn in US relations with the Philippines under its new president, Rodrigo Duterte; bemoaned a lack of Republican unity behind his candidacy and said he would easily win the election if the party leaders supported him. |
| “If we had party unity, we couldn’t lose this election to Hillary Clinton,” he said. | “If we had party unity, we couldn’t lose this election to Hillary Clinton,” he said. |
| On Syria’s civil war, Trump said Clinton could drag the US into a world war with a more aggressive posture toward resolving the conflict. | On Syria’s civil war, Trump said Clinton could drag the US into a world war with a more aggressive posture toward resolving the conflict. |
| Clinton has called for the establishment of a no-fly zone and “safe zones” on the ground to protect noncombatants. Some analysts fear that protecting those zones could bring the US bring into direct conflict with Russian fighter jets. | Clinton has called for the establishment of a no-fly zone and “safe zones” on the ground to protect noncombatants. Some analysts fear that protecting those zones could bring the US bring into direct conflict with Russian fighter jets. |
| “What we should do is focus on Isis. We should not be focusing on Syria,” said Trump as he dined on fried eggs and sausage at his Trump National Doral golf resort. “You’re going to end up in world war three over Syria if we listen to Hillary Clinton,” Trump said. | “What we should do is focus on Isis. We should not be focusing on Syria,” said Trump as he dined on fried eggs and sausage at his Trump National Doral golf resort. “You’re going to end up in world war three over Syria if we listen to Hillary Clinton,” Trump said. |
| “You’re not fighting Syria any more, you’re fighting Syria, Russia and Iran, all right? Russia is a nuclear country, but a country where the nukes work as opposed to other countries that talk,” he said. | “You’re not fighting Syria any more, you’re fighting Syria, Russia and Iran, all right? Russia is a nuclear country, but a country where the nukes work as opposed to other countries that talk,” he said. |
| Trump said Assad is much stronger now than he was three years ago. He said getting Assad to leave power was less important than defeating Isis. | Trump said Assad is much stronger now than he was three years ago. He said getting Assad to leave power was less important than defeating Isis. |
| “Assad is secondary, to me, to Isis,” he said. | “Assad is secondary, to me, to Isis,” he said. |
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| Closing out his rally in Sanford, Florida, Donald Trump vows to bring the dreams of his supporters to reality, and to create “a government of, by and for the people.” | Closing out his rally in Sanford, Florida, Donald Trump vows to bring the dreams of his supporters to reality, and to create “a government of, by and for the people.” |
| “We’re going to have the biggest tax cuts since Ronald Reagan, and actually even bigger,” Trump vows. “We’re going to eliminate every unnecessary job-killing regulation they’re choking our businesses to death. We’re going to bring an end to Common Core and bring our education local. We’re going to support our great men and women in law enforcement. We’re going to save our second amendment, which is totally under siege. And we will appoint justices to the supreme court who will defend the constitution.” | “We’re going to have the biggest tax cuts since Ronald Reagan, and actually even bigger,” Trump vows. “We’re going to eliminate every unnecessary job-killing regulation they’re choking our businesses to death. We’re going to bring an end to Common Core and bring our education local. We’re going to support our great men and women in law enforcement. We’re going to save our second amendment, which is totally under siege. And we will appoint justices to the supreme court who will defend the constitution.” |
| “This is our last chance - this is bigger than me or any of us. It’s about our country,” Trump concludes. “Join this incredible movement - a movement the likes of which has never been witnessed in this country before, never. Never! Never. Never been anything like this - let’s not blow it, folks!” | “This is our last chance - this is bigger than me or any of us. It’s about our country,” Trump concludes. “Join this incredible movement - a movement the likes of which has never been witnessed in this country before, never. Never! Never. Never been anything like this - let’s not blow it, folks!” |
| Calling his supporters the head of a movement powered “by the love of our country, and the love of our fellow citizens,” Trump meanders on issues relating to the inner city (“hell”) and the proposed wall along America’s southern border (“Mexico’s going to pay for it, believe me”), before declaring that “I’m going to fight for every citizen, of every background, from every stretch of this nation.” | Calling his supporters the head of a movement powered “by the love of our country, and the love of our fellow citizens,” Trump meanders on issues relating to the inner city (“hell”) and the proposed wall along America’s southern border (“Mexico’s going to pay for it, believe me”), before declaring that “I’m going to fight for every citizen, of every background, from every stretch of this nation.” |
| “Together, if we win on November 8 - and I really believe we will, we better - we will make America wealthy again, we will make America strong again, we will make America safe again and we will make America great again!” | “Together, if we win on November 8 - and I really believe we will, we better - we will make America wealthy again, we will make America strong again, we will make America safe again and we will make America great again!” |
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| Gotta love the white woman holding the “Blacks for Trump” sign... | Gotta love the white woman holding the “Blacks for Trump” sign... |
| "Blacks for Trump! I love those signs — thank you!" – Donald Trump, in Florida pic.twitter.com/EKMp8eVeTp | "Blacks for Trump! I love those signs — thank you!" – Donald Trump, in Florida pic.twitter.com/EKMp8eVeTp |
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| Deeming Hillary Clinton’s “criminal conduct” regarding her use of private email servers during her tenure as secretary of state a threat to “the foundation of democracy,” Donald Trump tells the crowd in Sanford, Florida, that he will “drain the swamp” of federal corruption. | Deeming Hillary Clinton’s “criminal conduct” regarding her use of private email servers during her tenure as secretary of state a threat to “the foundation of democracy,” Donald Trump tells the crowd in Sanford, Florida, that he will “drain the swamp” of federal corruption. |
| “We’re gonna turn it around, folks. I propose a contract with the American voter that will give the government back to the people,” Trump says. “My contract begins with a plan to end the rampant government corruption and put the special interests out of business— I want everyone in Washington to hear and heed the words I’m about to say.” | “We’re gonna turn it around, folks. I propose a contract with the American voter that will give the government back to the people,” Trump says. “My contract begins with a plan to end the rampant government corruption and put the special interests out of business— I want everyone in Washington to hear and heed the words I’m about to say.” |
| “We, together, are going to drain the swamp!” | “We, together, are going to drain the swamp!” |
| “We are proposing a series of ethics reforms on day one to end corruption,” Trump continues, name checking term limits, bans on former government officials lobbying for foreign governments and bans on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections. | “We are proposing a series of ethics reforms on day one to end corruption,” Trump continues, name checking term limits, bans on former government officials lobbying for foreign governments and bans on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections. |
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| Despite his hatred of the Clintons - ’cause I know one thing, Bill hates him - but despite his hatred, now I understand why he pushed her, because he didn’t want to get caught up in the big lie. Now he’s caught up. | Despite his hatred of the Clintons - ’cause I know one thing, Bill hates him - but despite his hatred, now I understand why he pushed her, because he didn’t want to get caught up in the big lie. Now he’s caught up. |
| - Donald Trump, on Barack Obama | - Donald Trump, on Barack Obama |
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| It really is. | It really is. |
| Trump's Obama impression is pretty terrible. | Trump's Obama impression is pretty terrible. |
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| Clad in a red tie and a camouflage “Make America Great Again” cap, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump mounts the stage in Sanford, Florida, with a swipe at Fox News for estimating the crowd as “small.” | Clad in a red tie and a camouflage “Make America Great Again” cap, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump mounts the stage in Sanford, Florida, with a swipe at Fox News for estimating the crowd as “small.” |
| “The media, folks, is no good. They’re no good,” Trump says. “Very dishonest.” | “The media, folks, is no good. They’re no good,” Trump says. “Very dishonest.” |
| With two “Blacks for Trump” signs and one “LGBTQs 4 Trump” sign behind him, Trump tells the crowd that voters will be “very surprised” by the results in Florida. | With two “Blacks for Trump” signs and one “LGBTQs 4 Trump” sign behind him, Trump tells the crowd that voters will be “very surprised” by the results in Florida. |
| “We’re leading Iowa,” [Ed.: He’s up three points], “we’re leading Ohio,” [Ed.: He’s up one point], “North Carolina we’re doing very well,” [Ed.: Oh dear]. | “We’re leading Iowa,” [Ed.: He’s up three points], “we’re leading Ohio,” [Ed.: He’s up one point], “North Carolina we’re doing very well,” [Ed.: Oh dear]. |