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Americans Find Trump Nearly as Big a Threat as ISIS

August 11, 2016 at 10:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Monmouth poll specifically asked whether voters feel that their own personal way of life is under threat from six different sources.

Among these sources, majorities of the electorate say they personally feel threatened by Islamic terrorists (61%) and by the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency (54%).  About 4-in-10 feel their way of life is threatened by the prospect of a Hillary Clinton presidency (42%), by the policies of the Republican Party (43%), or by the policies of the Democratic Party (39%).  Just 28% say their personal way of life is under threat from illegal immigrants from Mexico.

Trump Really Has No Leverage on the Debates

August 11, 2016 at 9:12 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rick Klein: “Trump says he is just now engaging with the commission to negotiate. But the commission says it does not negotiate things like dates and moderators with the campaigns. In any event, one campaign has agreed to the dates, football conflicts or not. Thinking back to the primaries, he may think he has leverage he does not. Plus, there’s a downside, if it means having to swim into Hillary Clinton’s policy depths. (He wasn’t quite as good a debater as he seems to remember himself being.) The only reason the debates would happen is if Trump decides he absolutely needs them. And that will almost certainly mean following the commission schedule through the fall.”

In case you missed it, Jim Lehrer joined us on Political Wire Conversations to discuss the upcoming debates.

Trump’s Attack Backfires Big Time

August 11, 2016 at 8:29 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Donald Trump “admonished Hillary Clinton for having the father of the Orlando shooter seated behind her at a recent campaign rally,” NBC News reports.

Said Trump: “Wasn’t it terrible? Sitting with a big smile on his face right behind Hillary Clinton … When you get those seats, you sort of know the campaign.”

“But as he said those words, disgraced former Congressman Mark Foley smiled up at him from behind the stage. Foley, a Republican who represented southern Florida, was forced to resign his seat in September 2006 in the wake of allegations that he sent sent suggestive emails and instant messages to congressional pages. The former congressman shared Trump’s camera shot, with a smile, for the entirety of the hour-long rally.”

First Read: “Here’s one of the iron-clad rules of American politics: If you’re going to hit your opponent over something, you better make sure you don’t do the exact-same thing just days later.”


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Quote of the Day

August 11, 2016 at 7:42 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“It’s either going to work or I’m going to have a very very nice long vacation.”

— Donald Trump, in a CNBC interview.

Trump Writes Only the Angry Tweets

August 11, 2016 at 7:38 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

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A fascinating analysis by David Robinson concludes that different people are sending tweets from Donald Trump’s Twitter account.

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Florida Insiders See Trump Losing State

August 11, 2016 at 7:24 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A Tampa Bay Times Florida Insider Poll this week finds that three in four expected Clinton will win Florida.

“At the same, however, an even more overwhelming majory of the political consultants, fundraisers, academics, and the like surveyed -almost 80 percent – expect Republican Marco Rubio will win reelection in November.”

RNC Threatened to Pull All Support from Trump

August 11, 2016 at 7:21 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Time: “Priebus was on vacation when he learned that Trump had declined to endorse Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House and a close friend. The chairman had a frank message for the nominee, according to two Republican officials briefed on the call. Priebus told Trump that internal GOP polling suggested he was on track to lose the election. And if Trump didn’t turn around his campaign over the coming weeks, the Republican National Committee would consider redirecting party resources and machinery to House and Senate races.”

Trump Appears to Be Hurting Rubio

August 11, 2016 at 7:20 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Quinnipiac poll finds Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) with a three-point lead over Rep. Patrick Murphy in the U.S. Senate race, 48% to 45%.

Last month, Rubio led by 13 points.

Said pollster Peter Brown: “At this stage of the campaign, Republican U.S. Senate candidates may be running against their own presidential nominee, Donald Trump, as much as they are against their Democratic opponents. The incumbent U.S. senators seeking re-election are running better than Trump. But if Trump continues to lag behind in the presidential race, that will make it more difficult for GOP candidates, logic holds, up and down the ballot.”

Hack of Democrats Wider Than Originally Thought

August 11, 2016 at 7:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A Russian cyberattack that targeted Democratic politicians was bigger than it first appeared and breached the private email accounts of more than 100 party officials and groups,” the New York Times reports.

“The widening scope of the attack has prompted the F.B.I. to broaden its investigation, and agents have begun notifying a long list of Democratic officials that the Russians may have breached their personal accounts.”

Playbook: “There is a serious, palpable fear among Democrats right now that WikiLeaks will release a raft of new, damning emails that will help boost Donald Trump this fall.”

House Democrats See Control Within Reach

August 11, 2016 at 6:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), “who has been criss-crossing the country to help support Democratic challengers, predicted Democrats will win the 30 seats needed to regain control of the House if Republican Donald Trump continues to stumble,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Said Becerra: “If this is a change election, the sky’s the limit. We can get to our 30 for sure.”

For members: What It Would Take for Democrats to Win the House

Trump Wants ‘Fair Moderator’ for Debates

August 11, 2016 at 6:10 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Donald Trump said he “certainly” wants to take part in the presidential debates this fall, but wants to see a fair moderator, The Hill reports.

Said Trump: “That’s all I’m looking for. Because we have a lot of very unfair people treating us, as Republicans and as conservatives. If you’re a Republican and a conservative, you get very unfair treatment.”

Trump Running Out of Time as Early Voting Looms

August 11, 2016 at 6:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washington Examiner: “Election Day is Nov. 8 — a full 88 days away. But absentee voting begins in September in at least half-dozen swing states that could decide the White House race.”

“The accelerated voting schedule affords Trump even less time to reverse course and change minds than appears on the already shrinking, formal electoral calendar.”

“This could spell trouble for the Republican nominee given Clinton’s organizational advantage and massive head start in paid advertising. Mining early and absentee votes is all about proficiency in field and data, and team Clinton is more built out and advanced in those departments than Trump — even considering the technological support his campaign is receiving from the Republican National Committee.”

Meltdown

August 11, 2016 at 5:09 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s one magazine cover you won’t find hanging in Donald Trump’s office.

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Kirkpatrick Links McCain to Trump

August 10, 2016 at 5:57 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Ann Kirkpatrick (D) released a devastating ad that ties Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to his party’s presidential nominee.

Trump Running 4th Among Black Voters

August 10, 2016 at 5:28 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Harry Enten: “It wasn’t that long ago that Donald Trump liked to boast about his support from black voters… But Trump is polling worse among black voters than almost every single Republican presidential nominee since 1948 in polls taken between the party conventions and Election Day.”

“Trump is currently in fourth place among black voters. You read that correctly: He’s trailing Hillary Clinton, Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein.”

Ex-Aide Says Christie Lied About Bridgegate

August 10, 2016 at 5:08 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A former aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said the governor “flat out lied” about his knowledge of his administration’s involvement in the George Washington Bridge lane closures, the Bergen County Record reports.

Christina Renna, who worked under deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly, texted during a press conference: “Are you listening? He just flat out lied about senior staff and (former deputy chief of staff Bill) Stepien not being involved.”

She added: “It could be bad.”

Florida Lawmaker Will Write In Jeb Bush

August 10, 2016 at 4:47 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) told the Miami Herald that she isn’t going to vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton for president, but she has no plans to vote for a third party candidate.

Said Ros-Lehtinen: “I think I’ll write in the name Jeb Bush.”

Trump Often Flubs When ‘Speaking Conservative’

August 10, 2016 at 4:14 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Vox: “This isn’t the first time something like this has happened: Donald Trump, trying to express an orthodox conservative view, ends up saying something that lots of Americans find brutal and extreme.”

“Think about when he answered a question about outlawing abortion by saying that women who sought abortions should receive ‘some form of punishment.’ Think about when he answered a debate question about raising the minimum wage by protesting that ‘wages are too high.'”

“These aren’t Trump’s own core issues, or the issues of his base. But they’re important to swaths of the Republican Party. As the party’s nominee, he’s tried to learn how to speak their language. But he speaks it with a heavy accent — and woeful miscommunication ensues.”

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