Today In 2016: Trump Moves From Religious To Racial Profiling After Attacks
Welcome to Today In 2016, your daily digest of all things election. Today: The candidates react to the attacks in New York and Minnesota, Trump breaks fundraising records, and the Commission on Presidential Debates kind of sucks.
Today's Headlines
Hillary Clinton Emphasizes Experience And ISIS Plan In Wake Of Attacks; Trump Suggests Racial Profiling [The Washington Post]
Prosecutors Say Chris Christie Knew About Vengeful Bridge Closing As It Was Happening — Something Trump Alleged In Primary Battle [The New York Times; The Hill]
Trump Breaks Republican Fundraising Records As Small Donations Pour In [The Christian Science Monitor]
Republican Networks Torn Apart Over Trump Support [The Hill]
Oil Executive At Top Of List For Trump's Secretary For Interior [Politico]
Ivanka Trump To Receive Secret Service Protection [Time]
The Long And Short Takes
When He-Said-She-Said Journalism Just Doesn't Cut It
The standard of "objective" political journalism has traditionally been the reporting of statements by politicians without judgment on their veracity — leaving the reader to interpret what he or she said. But during this election cycle, a particularly brazen candidate has caused a shift in journalism — inspiring even the New York Times to begin fact-checking statements as they're reported.
The Commission On Presidential Debates Is Actually Extremely Unfair
It's easy to scoff at the pleas of third-party candidates to be included on the debate stages before November's election. There's no chance they'll ever win, right? Well, that's basically true, but when you considering the fact that the two main parties control the debates, that a previous third-party candidate has won nearly 20% of the general vote, and that voting is America's primary form of political speech — one has to wonder how fair and democratic it is to keep third parties off the stage.
Hot Air
Trump's Campaign Manager Admits Trump Was Lying About Birther Facts, Continues To Advocate For Him
On Sunday's "Face The Nation," John Dickerson pushed Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway on the implications of Trump's birther reversal, asking "Donald Trump advocated something for five years that was a lie. Why did he do that?" Rather than push back on the assertion that Trump was peddling lies, she essentially affirmed the statement and then diverted the question, saying "Well, you're going to have to ask him, but again, I think this is a side show now." At least she's being honest.
Poll Positions
Latest Polling Average
Clinton: 41%; Trump: 40.3%; Johnson: 8.6% [Real Clear Politics]
Latest Odds
Clinton: 59.3%; Trump: 40.7% [FiveThirtyEight]
Clinton: 74%; Trump: 26% [New York Times]
Clinton: 88%; Trump: 12% [Princeton Election Consortium]
49 Days until the election. We swear you don't need to fact-check this one.
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