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molova's JournalNew Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll shows Clinton ahead in Pennsylvania
Source: Morning Call
emocrat Hillary Clinton has a 9-point lead among likely Pennsylvania voters as Republican Donald Trump continues to struggle among groups key to winning the state, according to a Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll released Saturday.
The survey, conducted Sept. 12-16, shows Clinton leading the presidential race here with support from 47 percent of likely voters who say they intend to vote for her or are leaning that way. Trump is at 38 percent, while 11 percent say they'd pick neither of the major-party choices, and 4 percent are not sure.
Clinton's lead narrows slightly to 8 percent when third-party candidates are included, with 40 percent for her, 32 percent for Trump, 14 percent for Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson and 5 percent for Green Party nominee Jill Stein.
Read more: http://www.mcall.com/news/local/elections/mc-pa-trump-clinton-poll-20160917-story.html
It is good news that this poll was conducted entirely after the pneumonia incident.
For context, Obama won PA against Romney by 5.4%.
Hillary is in a very, very good position to become President.
Article: there's no evidence Sydney Blumenthal pushed birtherism
The media is being criticized for spreading (without evidence) a claim by one guy that Sydney Blumenthal told that guy to investigate Obama's birthplace.
Blumenthal denied the allegation.
McClatchy Newspapers and Jake Tapper are at the center of this.
https://thebuckleyclub.com/examining-james-ashers-claim-that-blumenthal-pushed-birtherism-dea4e7d27aab#.4nozh3jm5
Harry Reid's Deputy Chief of Staff slams Chris Cillizza
The Washington Post journalist defended his awful journalism by saying that that policy proposals are not very important.
https://twitter.com/AJentleson/status/777185409440870401
Donald Trump links to Chris Cillizza's article praising him as a genius
Chris Cillizza, the Washington Post's journalist whose video segment was canceled after he and Dana Milbank called Hillary a "mad bitch" in 2009, wroter an article about Donald Trump's press conference yesterday..
The most important moment was not that Trump lied about Hillary starting the birther movementIt was a low moment for politics and political coverage. A nothing-burger filled with falsehoods covered as though it was the Super Bowl. But for Trump, it might have been his crowning achievement: All eyes on him with the chance to direct the play in whatever way he saw fit. The ringmaster — calling the shots in all three rings of the circus. It was peak Trump.
Donald Trump loved the article so much he linked to it on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/777013142526185473
Nate Silver predicts Hillary will win 1st debate Insta-poll. But pundits will declare Trump winner
Polling expert Nate Silver predicts that 60-70% of debate watchers will say Hillary Clinton won the first debate.
This will be followed by "60-70%" of Mainstream media pundits claiming that they think Trump won the debate.
Why is this important?
Because the power of the media is so great, that I foresee non-debate watchers believing what the pundits say. Even debate watchers who thought Hillary won might be influenced by the media's opinion. https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/776552007092109313
Trump has cholesterol problems (NYT)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/15/us/politics/donald-trump-health-dr-oz.html
This is not good due to his old age and obesity.
I just googled "Trump 50 percent"
The result come from progressive outlets such as MotherJones and Alternet. I have never seen such type of comment mass-ignored by the mainstream media.
WaPo editorial board calls Trump "a scam artist"
Excerpt:
Even Trump’s charity is a scam
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/even-trumps-charity-is-a-scam/2016/09/14/9463468a-79ee-11e6-bd86-b7bbd53d2b5d_story.html?utm_term=.9f9a36825e62
THE TRUMP campaign believes this editorial is not journalism. It is “badgering.” That is how campaign manager Kellyanne Conway described on Tuesday some simple questions The Post and others have asked Mr. Trump and his circle over the past several months about his supposed philanthropic activities. If anyone has an authenticity problem, it is Mr. Trump. The facts on the table suggest he is not a great philanthropist — he is a scam artist.
Mr. Trump has cultivated the persona of a generous man, repeatedly claiming on television he would donate to charity “out of my wallet” and accepting honors from groups he appeared to support. In fact, an exhaustive investigation by Post reporter David A. Fahrenthold shows that Mr. Trump retooled his foundation about a decade ago to act as an intermediary for other people’s charitable giving, a racket from which Mr. Trump gained in reputation and from which he may even have occasionally profited.
Mr. Trump does not appear to have given his own money to the Trump Foundation since 2008, and by then Trump funds had become a tiny slice of the organization’s revenue. Since then, the available records suggest, a charitable group that bears the billionaire’s name has been funded by others. That has not stopped Mr. Trump from claiming credit for doling out other people’s cash. He happily accepted an award from the Palm Beach Police Foundation in 2010 — then he cut the group off once the real source of the money, a New Jersey charity, stopped contributing to the Trump Foundation. Donations he promised on “The Celebrity Apprentice” would come out of his “own wallet” instead came from his foundation or a television production company. The story is the same with a 2009 TV contest called “Trump pays your bills!”, in which the Trump Foundation, not Mr. Trump, paid the winner’s bills.
Washington Post journalist asks why Trump's "50 percent" comment hasn't been covered
In a tweet, James Downie (Digital Opinions editor of the Washington Post) wrote:
"Clinton: "Basket of deplorables"
Pundits: My god!
Trump: Half of Americans are too lazy to work
Pundits: *crickets*"
https://twitter.com/jamescdownie/status/776134504662564869
Breaking: Hillary leads Trump by 2% in four-way, by 5% vs. Trump alone
https://www.qu.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2378Poll conducted September 8-13.
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