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| Trump and Clinton stump in Florida amid swing state early voting push – live | Trump and Clinton stump in Florida amid swing state early voting push – live |
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| Clinton and Murphy take turns slagging off Marco Rubio: | |
| .@PatrickMurphyFL takes the stage before Clinton in Coconut Creek. Quickly mentions Donald Trump and Marco Rubio in same sentence. | |
| One of @PatrickMurphyFL's favorite lines adopted from FLOTUS: "When Donald Trump goes low, Marco Rubio is right there with him." | |
| .@PatrickMurphyFL channels a bit of POTUS in going after Rubio for saying he’ll stand up to Donald Trump: “Really? C’mon.” | |
| Taking the stage in Coconut Creek, Clinton says @PatrickMurphyFL “is exactly the kind of senator that Florida needs and deserves.” | |
| Clinton goes after Rubio: “Unlike his opponent, Patrick Murphy has never been afraid to stand up to Donald Trump.” | |
| HRC reads a Rubio quote from the archives: Medicare and Social Security “have weakened us as a people.” From 2011. | |
| Crowd at Coconut Creek breaks into a rendition of Happy Birthday for Hillary Clinton. (Her birthday is tomorrow.) | |
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| Here’s a live stream of the Hillary Clinton event, with senate candidate Patrick Murphy having just spoken: | |
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| Weld: 'Donald Trump is not stable' | |
| Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld, who’s Libertarian party nominee Gary Johnson’s running mate, has released a statement saying that it’s an honor to have been involved in the race – and that however voters vote, it should not be for Trump. | |
| Weld does not, in the statement, withdraw his own candidacy to be vice president. But he as much as admits that the Libertarians don’t have a chance this time – hoping instead for “a place in our national political dialogue – and goes on to appeal “particularly to those Republicans who feel that our President should exhibit commonly accepted standards of decency and discipline.” | |
| “I would not have stepped out of the swirl of the campaign to make this statement if I did not fear for our country, as I do,” Weld says. “A serious candidate for the Presidency of the United States must be stable, and Donald Trump is not stable.” | |
| In the final days of this very close race, every citizen must be aware of the power and responsibility of each individual vote. This is not the time to cast a jocular or feel-good vote for a man whom you may have briefly found entertaining. Donald Trump should not, cannot, and must not be elected President of the United States. | |
| (h/t @bencjacobs) | |
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| We’re getting ready to hear from Hillary Clinton in Coconut Creek, Florida, in Broward county north of Miami. We’ll have a live stream when the time comes. | We’re getting ready to hear from Hillary Clinton in Coconut Creek, Florida, in Broward county north of Miami. We’ll have a live stream when the time comes. |
| The mention of Marco Rubio's name draws loud boos at Clinton's rally in Coconut Creek over his opposition to climate change. | The mention of Marco Rubio's name draws loud boos at Clinton's rally in Coconut Creek over his opposition to climate change. |
| Or to a “rationale climate change policy.” | Or to a “rationale climate change policy.” |
| I meant climate change denial. It's been a long day. https://t.co/x5DXURgysJ | I meant climate change denial. It's been a long day. https://t.co/x5DXURgysJ |
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| Trump endorsed by Bay of Pigs veterans | Trump endorsed by Bay of Pigs veterans |
| While polling has found that Miami’s community of exiled Cubans appears to be breaking away from its reliable pattern of voting overwhelmingly Republican this year, Donald Trump has secured the endorsement of the veterans association of the Bay of Pigs: | While polling has found that Miami’s community of exiled Cubans appears to be breaking away from its reliable pattern of voting overwhelmingly Republican this year, Donald Trump has secured the endorsement of the veterans association of the Bay of Pigs: |
| Trump in Miami thanks the Veterans Association of the Bay of Pigs, which had never endorsed any candidate in its history til now. pic.twitter.com/xQsR6ECvAF | Trump in Miami thanks the Veterans Association of the Bay of Pigs, which had never endorsed any candidate in its history til now. pic.twitter.com/xQsR6ECvAF |
| This is from the pool report: | This is from the pool report: |
| Trump thanked the Bay of Pigs veterans, saying they had been “fighting for a free Cuba, fighting for the values of freedom liberty that unite us all. The same values that are at stake in our election, where I’m hearing we’re doing very very well in Florida.” | Trump thanked the Bay of Pigs veterans, saying they had been “fighting for a free Cuba, fighting for the values of freedom liberty that unite us all. The same values that are at stake in our election, where I’m hearing we’re doing very very well in Florida.” |
| Trump at one point displayed a baseball cap with the number 2506 on it, and said “2506, that’s a special number huh?” [Brigade 2506 was the CIA-backed Cuban exile group that attempted to overthrow the Castro regime in 1961.] | Trump at one point displayed a baseball cap with the number 2506 on it, and said “2506, that’s a special number huh?” [Brigade 2506 was the CIA-backed Cuban exile group that attempted to overthrow the Castro regime in 1961.] |
| “I’m in a room full of heroes,” Trump said. | “I’m in a room full of heroes,” Trump said. |
| As far as Cuba policy goes, Trump did not get into specifics. | As far as Cuba policy goes, Trump did not get into specifics. |
| “Organizations of the Cuban resistance have struggled for decades to depose the Castro regime — but it’s at hand, it’s at hand — to free the Cuban people, and to restore truth and justice to the daily life of its citizens,” he said. | “Organizations of the Cuban resistance have struggled for decades to depose the Castro regime — but it’s at hand, it’s at hand — to free the Cuban people, and to restore truth and justice to the daily life of its citizens,” he said. |
| “What you are asking for is right, what you are asking for is just,” Trump said, while not specifically saying what they are asking for. | “What you are asking for is right, what you are asking for is just,” Trump said, while not specifically saying what they are asking for. |
| “The US should not prop up the Cuban regime economically and politically as Obama has done and as Hillary Clinton plans to do,” Trump said. “They wouldn’t know how to make a good deal if it was staring them in the face.” | “The US should not prop up the Cuban regime economically and politically as Obama has done and as Hillary Clinton plans to do,” Trump said. “They wouldn’t know how to make a good deal if it was staring them in the face.” |
| After about eight minutes, Trump wrapped up his remarks. Before doing so he noted the large size of his crowd at last night’s Tampa rally, saying “We had a rally last night in tampa, maybe you saw, we set the record, this massive arena, we set the record.” | After about eight minutes, Trump wrapped up his remarks. Before doing so he noted the large size of his crowd at last night’s Tampa rally, saying “We had a rally last night in tampa, maybe you saw, we set the record, this massive arena, we set the record.” |
| Trump did not answer a shouted question about whether he supports lifting the Cuban embargo, as he left. | Trump did not answer a shouted question about whether he supports lifting the Cuban embargo, as he left. |
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| Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, now... | Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, now... |
| Anyone who knows FL early voting patterns in '08/'12 knows this means that Trump has already lost the state. Done. https://t.co/vxcnAKkIbE | Anyone who knows FL early voting patterns in '08/'12 knows this means that Trump has already lost the state. Done. https://t.co/vxcnAKkIbE |
| Early voting results in FLORIDA so far• DEM: 658,177- 525,076 by mail- 133,041 in-person• GOP: 665,092- 556,058 mail- 109,034 person | Early voting results in FLORIDA so far• DEM: 658,177- 525,076 by mail- 133,041 in-person• GOP: 665,092- 556,058 mail- 109,034 person |
| The rule of thumb for early voting in Florida is that Republicans establish a large early-early voting lead and Democrats don’t catch up until a week from now. Except this time there’s no early-early Republican lead. | The rule of thumb for early voting in Florida is that Republicans establish a large early-early voting lead and Democrats don’t catch up until a week from now. Except this time there’s no early-early Republican lead. |
| @TWTWsports @FrankLuntz GOP led by far, far, FAR more in FL early vote in '08 and '12. Got crushed in former, still lost latter. It's over. | @TWTWsports @FrankLuntz GOP led by far, far, FAR more in FL early vote in '08 and '12. Got crushed in former, still lost latter. It's over. |
| You can read more about Decision Desk HQ here. In short they know what they’re talking about and ideologically speaking they’re more right than left. And what Jeff Blehar is saying here does not go against what other close Florida watchers are seeing. | You can read more about Decision Desk HQ here. In short they know what they’re talking about and ideologically speaking they’re more right than left. And what Jeff Blehar is saying here does not go against what other close Florida watchers are seeing. |
| But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Because if she’s won Florida, she’s won it all.* | But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Because if she’s won Florida, she’s won it all.* |
| *unless SMOD2016. | *unless SMOD2016. |
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| “I think she’s going to go down at a minimum as a great senator. I think she is a great wife to a president, and I think Bill Clinton was a great president... we had no war, the economy was doing great, everybody was happy... Bill Clinton was a great president... Hillary Clinton is a great woman and a good woman... a wonderful woman... a little bit misunderstood... a very smart woman, a tough woman...” | “I think she’s going to go down at a minimum as a great senator. I think she is a great wife to a president, and I think Bill Clinton was a great president... we had no war, the economy was doing great, everybody was happy... Bill Clinton was a great president... Hillary Clinton is a great woman and a good woman... a wonderful woman... a little bit misunderstood... a very smart woman, a tough woman...” |
| It goes on and on. | It goes on and on. |
| Donald Trump basically cutting a campaign ad after the 2008 election for his lifelong friends, the Clintons. Wow. pic.twitter.com/9Q71NaTFOR | Donald Trump basically cutting a campaign ad after the 2008 election for his lifelong friends, the Clintons. Wow. pic.twitter.com/9Q71NaTFOR |
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| Trump: 'I have no interest in Trump TV' | Trump: 'I have no interest in Trump TV' |
| “No, I have no interest in Trump TV,” Trump told Cincinnati’s 700WLW radio Tuesday morning, in remarks flagged by Politico. “I hear it all over the place. I have a tremendous fan base, we have a tremendous base. We have the most incredible people, but I just don’t have any interest in that.” | “No, I have no interest in Trump TV,” Trump told Cincinnati’s 700WLW radio Tuesday morning, in remarks flagged by Politico. “I hear it all over the place. I have a tremendous fan base, we have a tremendous base. We have the most incredible people, but I just don’t have any interest in that.” |
| Related: | Related: |
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| In a 2009 would-be consolation note to actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston after their son Jett passed away at the age of 16 after suffering a seizure while on a family vacation, Donald Trump “expressed his condolences to Preston, but not before he mentioned the time he tried to sleep with her,” Mother Jones reports: | In a 2009 would-be consolation note to actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston after their son Jett passed away at the age of 16 after suffering a seizure while on a family vacation, Donald Trump “expressed his condolences to Preston, but not before he mentioned the time he tried to sleep with her,” Mother Jones reports: |
| Trump wrote a blog post dedicated to Preston on the website of the now-defunct Trump University, which has been sued by the state of New York and former students over claims of fraud. [...] | Trump wrote a blog post dedicated to Preston on the website of the now-defunct Trump University, which has been sued by the state of New York and former students over claims of fraud. [...] |
| “A long time ago, before I was married, I met Kelly Preston at a club and worked like hell to try and pick her up,” he wrote on the Trump University website. “She was beautiful, personable, and definitely had allure. At the time I had no idea she was married to John Travolta.” | “A long time ago, before I was married, I met Kelly Preston at a club and worked like hell to try and pick her up,” he wrote on the Trump University website. “She was beautiful, personable, and definitely had allure. At the time I had no idea she was married to John Travolta.” |
| He continued, “In any event, my track record on this subject has always been outstanding, but Kelly wouldn’t give me the time of day. She was very nice, very elegant, but I didn’t have a chance with her, and that was that.” | He continued, “In any event, my track record on this subject has always been outstanding, but Kelly wouldn’t give me the time of day. She was very nice, very elegant, but I didn’t have a chance with her, and that was that.” |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| Arizona race neck-and-neck – poll | Arizona race neck-and-neck – poll |
| New Monmouth poll of ArizonaTrump: 46%Clinton: 45% | New Monmouth poll of ArizonaTrump: 46%Clinton: 45% |
| Not counting Bill Clinton’s reelection, the state has not gone Democratic in a presidential race since Truman. The Monmouth poll finds incumbent Republican senator John McCain with a comfortable double-digit lead in his reelection bid: | Not counting Bill Clinton’s reelection, the state has not gone Democratic in a presidential race since Truman. The Monmouth poll finds incumbent Republican senator John McCain with a comfortable double-digit lead in his reelection bid: |
| five-term incumbent John McCain holds a 10 point lead over Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick. The race stands at 50% for McCain and 40% for Kirkpatrick, with 4% supporting the Green Party’s Gary Swing. | five-term incumbent John McCain holds a 10 point lead over Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick. The race stands at 50% for McCain and 40% for Kirkpatrick, with 4% supporting the Green Party’s Gary Swing. |
| 4 in 10 voters in Arizona say they already voted per Monmouth. Among them:Clinton: 52%Trump: 42% | 4 in 10 voters in Arizona say they already voted per Monmouth. Among them:Clinton: 52%Trump: 42% |
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| Luke Harding | Luke Harding |
| Pussy Riot have released a new song celebrating the vagina, in an unashamed feminist riposte to Donald Trump and his boast that when he meets beautiful women he “grabs them by the pussy”. | Pussy Riot have released a new song celebrating the vagina, in an unashamed feminist riposte to Donald Trump and his boast that when he meets beautiful women he “grabs them by the pussy”. |
| The Russian punk band’s latest video Straight Outta Vagina, released on Tuesday, features Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova wearing white clerical robes and trademark balaclava, plus a chorus line of men and women sitting in toilet cubicles and standing at urinals. There is also an inflatable duck. | The Russian punk band’s latest video Straight Outta Vagina, released on Tuesday, features Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova wearing white clerical robes and trademark balaclava, plus a chorus line of men and women sitting in toilet cubicles and standing at urinals. There is also an inflatable duck. |
| In typically provocative style, the video includes the lyrics: “If your vagina lands in prison, then the whole world’s going to listen.” And: “Don’t play stupid, don’t play dumb, vagina’s where you’re really from.” | In typically provocative style, the video includes the lyrics: “If your vagina lands in prison, then the whole world’s going to listen.” And: “Don’t play stupid, don’t play dumb, vagina’s where you’re really from.” |
| Tolokonnikova said she recorded the song in February with the US musician, guitarist and producer Dave Sitek, whom she described as “one of the biggest feminists I’ve ever met”. The video was shot in Los Angeles. | Tolokonnikova said she recorded the song in February with the US musician, guitarist and producer Dave Sitek, whom she described as “one of the biggest feminists I’ve ever met”. The video was shot in Los Angeles. |
| Tolokonnikova said Sitek was inspired by her phrase: “Does your vagina have a brand?”. “So it made total sense to write a song which celebrates [the] vagina with him,” she said. | Tolokonnikova said Sitek was inspired by her phrase: “Does your vagina have a brand?”. “So it made total sense to write a song which celebrates [the] vagina with him,” she said. |
| “This song could be considered an answer to Trump. But I believe the idea of powerful female sexuality is much bigger than any populist megalomaniac man … Vagina is bigger than Trump.” | “This song could be considered an answer to Trump. But I believe the idea of powerful female sexuality is much bigger than any populist megalomaniac man … Vagina is bigger than Trump.” |
| Read further: | Read further: |
| The video, unfortunately, has for now been set to private: | The video, unfortunately, has for now been set to private: |
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| African American woman denied housing by Trump speaks out in video | African American woman denied housing by Trump speaks out in video |
| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| Hillary Clinton released a gripping new video featuring a woman who says she was denied housing in one of Donald Trump’s apartment complexes because of the color of her skin. | Hillary Clinton released a gripping new video featuring a woman who says she was denied housing in one of Donald Trump’s apartment complexes because of the color of her skin. |
| In the video, vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine tells the story of Mae Brown Wiggins, a retired nurse, who says she was told by the Trump organization that there were no more vacancies in a building where she applied. After she contacted the Human Rights Commission, a caucasian couple was sent to apply and told there were vacancies. | In the video, vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine tells the story of Mae Brown Wiggins, a retired nurse, who says she was told by the Trump organization that there were no more vacancies in a building where she applied. After she contacted the Human Rights Commission, a caucasian couple was sent to apply and told there were vacancies. |
| “I feel very, very angry,” Wiggins said, pausing to wipe tears from her eyes. “So much so that is still evokes anger and hurt – deep, deep hurt.” | “I feel very, very angry,” Wiggins said, pausing to wipe tears from her eyes. “So much so that is still evokes anger and hurt – deep, deep hurt.” |
| Trump’s family real estate business was sued by the Justice Department in 1973 for discriminating against African American applicants seeking to rent an apartment in his buildings in New York City’s outer boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and in Norfolk, Virginia. | Trump’s family real estate business was sued by the Justice Department in 1973 for discriminating against African American applicants seeking to rent an apartment in his buildings in New York City’s outer boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and in Norfolk, Virginia. |
| In the video, Elyse Goldweber, an attorney for the Justice Department in the case, said the investigation into the Trump organization revealed that applications by African American tenants were marked with a “C”, for “colored”. | In the video, Elyse Goldweber, an attorney for the Justice Department in the case, said the investigation into the Trump organization revealed that applications by African American tenants were marked with a “C”, for “colored”. |
| In a conference call organized by the Clinton campaign, congresswoman Holmes Norton, the former chair of the NYC Human Rights Commission, said the Justice Department uncovered “systemic discrimination in a number of different buildings” and said she was shocked by the “egregious” nature of the discrimination. | In a conference call organized by the Clinton campaign, congresswoman Holmes Norton, the former chair of the NYC Human Rights Commission, said the Justice Department uncovered “systemic discrimination in a number of different buildings” and said she was shocked by the “egregious” nature of the discrimination. |
| The Trumps’ lawyer, Roy Cohn, who famously worked for Senator Joseph McCarthy, mounted a counter-suit and demanded the government pay them $100m for falsely accusing them of discrimination. Norton said the judge called the countersuit “a waste of time and paper”. | The Trumps’ lawyer, Roy Cohn, who famously worked for Senator Joseph McCarthy, mounted a counter-suit and demanded the government pay them $100m for falsely accusing them of discrimination. Norton said the judge called the countersuit “a waste of time and paper”. |
| The lawsuit was settled, and Donald Trump through lawyers has maintained that there was never an admission to guilt. The government – and Norton – see it differently. | The lawsuit was settled, and Donald Trump through lawyers has maintained that there was never an admission to guilt. The government – and Norton – see it differently. |
| “The proof was so clear that the Justice Department was able to obtain a strong consent decree,” Norton said. “It is functionally the same as being found guilty of discrimination except you don’t have to admit discrimination.” | “The proof was so clear that the Justice Department was able to obtain a strong consent decree,” Norton said. “It is functionally the same as being found guilty of discrimination except you don’t have to admit discrimination.” |
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| Retired general John Allen reprises his role at the Democratic national convention in a new ad for Clinton: | Retired general John Allen reprises his role at the Democratic national convention in a new ad for Clinton: |
| New Clinton TV ad features ret. Gen. John Allen, who says Trump's rhetoric on ISIS "implies a complete ignorance of the reality". pic.twitter.com/H9iy8LDAtZ | New Clinton TV ad features ret. Gen. John Allen, who says Trump's rhetoric on ISIS "implies a complete ignorance of the reality". pic.twitter.com/H9iy8LDAtZ |
| On Monday, Trump claimed to have been endorsed “conceptually” by the military: | On Monday, Trump claimed to have been endorsed “conceptually” by the military: |
| Trump to FL TV: "I’ve been endorsed largely, at least conceptually, by the military” ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? https://t.co/16YMnoYSNF | Trump to FL TV: "I’ve been endorsed largely, at least conceptually, by the military” ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? https://t.co/16YMnoYSNF |
| While Clinton has received more endorsements and more high-profile endorsements from retired military officers, polling of rank-and-file members of the military suggest a preference for Trump. A Military Times survey of nearly 2,500 active-duty troops between 12-14 October found that 41% planned to vote for Trump versus 21% for Clinton. | While Clinton has received more endorsements and more high-profile endorsements from retired military officers, polling of rank-and-file members of the military suggest a preference for Trump. A Military Times survey of nearly 2,500 active-duty troops between 12-14 October found that 41% planned to vote for Trump versus 21% for Clinton. |