“She’s nasty, but I can be nastier than she ever can be.”
— Donald Trump, quoted by the New York Times, saying he’s trying to unsettle Hillary Clinton by talking about her husband’s infidelities.
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Trump Suggests He Might Not Recognize Clinton Win
Donald Trump told the New York Times that he was rethinking his statement at the last presidential debate that he would “absolutely” support Hillary Clinton if she won in November, saying: “We’re going to have to see. We’re going to see what happens. We’re going to have to see.”
Meanwhile, a new AP-NORC Center poll finds that only about a third of Republicans say they have a great deal or quite a bit of confidence that votes in this year’s election will be counted fairly.
Quote of the Day
“People who stay up at 3 and 4 and 5 o’clock in the morning tweeting about sex tapes — these are not normal people. And there is something the matter with him and I don’t know what it is.”
— Former Gov. Howard Dean, quoted by The Hill, on Donald Trump’s middle-of-the night tweet storm.
GOP Frets About Trump’s Off-Message Attacks
“Republican leaders and strategists are unnerved by Donald Trump’s erratic attacks on a Latina beauty queen and other outbursts this week, increasingly fearful that the GOP nominee is damaging his White House hopes and doing lasting harm to the party in the campaign’s final stretch,” the Washington Post reports.
“Party officials said they are newly embarrassed by Trump’s impulsive behavior and exasperated by his inability to concentrate on his change message and frame the race as a referendum on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, according to interviews with more than two dozen of them.”
Associated Press: “Trump’s five-day feud with a former beauty queen is only the latest example of his insistence on airing and re-airing his grievances no matter the political cost.”
Schilling Says He Wants to Challenge Warren
Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says that he’s “serious” about mounting a 2018 challenge to unseat Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Politico reports.
Said Schilling: “Oh, I’m serious about it. If I’m not electable, then I won’t get elected but I believe being a senator, being a governor, being in public office is about being a leader.”
He also derided Hillary Clinton: “I don’t understand how Hillary’s an option, much less the candidate. I don’t understand how she’s not in jail.”
Missouri Senate Race Suddenly Close
“Fueled by tightening polls and an attention-grabbing TV ad in which he assembles an AR-15 rifle blindfolded, Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Jason Kander is newly confident he can unseat incumbent Sen. Roy Blunt,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The suddenly close race has both Democratic and Republican groups outside the state pouring money into this onetime GOP stronghold as it becomes an increasingly competitive battleground in the fight for control of the U.S. Senate.”
A Very Stable Race Despite the Headlines
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Trump Made Cameo In Softcore Porn Video
“Donald Trump made an appearance in an explicit 2000 Playboy video,” BuzzFeed reports.
“Trump’s role in the porn is relatively benign and centers around him breaking a bottle of champagne on a Playboy-branded limo while several of the playmates are visiting New York City.”
Clinton Leads By 5 Points Nationally
A new Fox News poll finds Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump nationally among likely voters by five points, 49% to 44%.
A week ago, Trump led by one point.
San Diego Union-Tribune Endorses Clinton
The San Diego Union-Tribune has endorsed Republicans for president from 1868 through 2012, but today they backed Hillary Clinton.
Vengeful, dishonest and impulsive, Trump is no Romney. This is why Hillary Clinton is the safest candidate for voters to choose in a complex world.
Terrible leaders can knock nations off course. Venezuela is falling apart because of the obstinance and delusions of Hugo Chávez and his successor. Argentina is finally coming out of the chaos created by Cristina Kirchner and several of her predecessors.
Trump could be our Chávez, our Kirchner. We cannot take that risk.
Something Has Changed Since the First Debate
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Democrats Rake In the Big Money
New York Times: “The flow of money, documented in Federal Election Commission reports, shows Democrats expanding their fund-raising advantage in the final phase of the presidential race, defying expectations at the beginning of the campaign that Republicans would dominate the money chase. Mrs. Clinton and the Democrats are now outpacing Mr. Trump and the Republicans on every front, according to F.E.C. records: Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, her party and outside groups supporting her have raised almost twice as much as Mr. Trump and his allies.”
“The influx of cash and the new rules have allowed the national Democratic Party to overcome a cash shortage and provide Democrats in key states like Virginia and North Carolina with money for early voting drives, additional staff and canvassing aimed up and down the ticket.”
Bonus Quote of the Day
“For those few people knocking me for tweeting at three o’clock in the morning, at least you know I will be there, awake, to answer the call!”
— Donald Trump, on Twitter.
Clinton Launches Final Stage Turnout Plan
“As the last full month of this presidential contest begins, Hillary Clinton is shifting toward a pure base-turnout strategy, inching away from her all-out effort to lure disaffected Republicans in favor of a traditional get-Democrats-to-the-polls effort that mirrors Barack Obama’s 2012 game-plan,” Politico reports.
“Gone are Clinton’s regular references to winning over moderate conservatives and her sly allusions to GOP leaders meant to give defecting Republicans a framework for abandoning their nominee. With 39 days to go, Brooklyn headquarters and battleground state operatives are activating the massive surrogate machinery, a heavy early voting push, and a large-scale registration offensive they think they need to secure a win in November.”
Trump Deposition Video Will Be Released
“A video of Donald Trump testifying under oath about his provocative rhetoric about Mexicans and other Latinos is set to go public as soon as Friday, drawing new attention to those comments just weeks before voters cast their ballots in the presidential race,” Politico reports.
Update: BuzzFeed has the video.
Hackers Have Hit Election Systems In 20 States
“There have been hacking attempts on election systems in more than 20 states — far more than had been previously acknowledged,” a senior Department of Homeland Security official told NBC News.
“The ‘attempted intrusions’ targeted online systems like registration databases, and not the actual voting or tabulation machines that will be used on Election Day and are not tied to the Internet.”
State Poll Roundup: Friday
Here are the latest state polls from the presidential race:
New Hampshire: Clinton 42%, Trump 35%, Johnson 13% (WBUR)
Michigan: Clinton 42%, Trump 35%, Johnson 9% (Detroit News)
Florida: Clinton 46%, Trump 42%, Johnson 7% (Mason Dixon)
Florida: Clinton 47%, Trump 46%, Johnson 4% (Opinion Saavy)
Nevada: Clinton 44%, Trump 38%, Johnson 7% (Suffolk)
Quote of the Day
“I think he’s great when he pivots. I would encourage him to do even more pivoting.”
— Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, on MSNBC.
