August 5, 2016

Why a Meaningful Shift in the Trump-Clinton Race May Be at Hand

Hillary Clinton has a large and perhaps growing lead in the nation and in many of the predominantly white battleground states where Donald Trump was thought to have his best shot, according to a wave of new surveys released in the last two days.

Three national surveys — from Fox, NBC/WSJ and Marist/McClatchy — showed Mrs. Clinton ahead by big margins: 10, 9 and 15 percentage points. It’s the worst polling stretch for a presidential candidate at this stage since John McCain in mid-October of 2008.

It’s a little hard to make sense of it all, in part because the timing is a little unusual. This ought to be the heart of Mrs. Clinton’s post-convention bounce, when polling analysts generally preach caution. On the other hand, Mr. Trump had a tough week of his own making — drawing condemnation from Republican leaders and even causing a few high-profile defections from donors and the conservative media.

The prudent approach is to wait, and see whether Mrs. Clinton’s lead endures for another week or two — after convention bounces usually fade. In the interim, we can cautiously say that there is more reason than usual to think that Mrs. Clinton’s newfound lead represents a meaningful shift in the race, one that would make a comeback for Mr. Trump seem daunting if it holds.

In general, it’s not worth overthinking post-convention bounces. They don’t necessarily even reflect real shifts in voter attitudes, just changes in how likely people are to respond to surveys. But strong conventions can speed up unification of divided parties and usher in a real shift.


http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/06/upshot/why-a-meaningful-shift-in-the-trump-clinton-race-may-be-at-hand.html?_r=0

August 5, 2016

11-Year-Old’s Question Puts Pence on Spot

Matthew Schricker, 11, of Raleigh, N.C., asked the Republican vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence on Thursday if his role in the Trump campaign was to “soften up” Mr. Trump’s tone.



http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000004569490/11-year-olds-question-puts-pence-on-spot.html?playlistId=1194811622182®ion=video-grid&version=video-grid-thumbnail&contentCollection=Times+Video&contentPlacement=1&module=recent-videos&action=click&pgType=Multimedia&eventName=video-grid-click

August 5, 2016

Some states require names to be placed on the ballot by 8/5 to be in November election

I know North Carolina is one of those state, not sure about other.

So if that is the last date a name can be added to the ballot, how could they replace Trump?

August 4, 2016

Donald Trump - the candidate who will end abortion by dropping nuclear weapons on everybody

That is the mentality of a Trump supporter in a nutshell.

Nothing else matters to them but saving the unborn and using those nukes.

August 3, 2016

Trump Allies Plot Candidate Intervention After Disastrous 48 Hours

NBC News:
Key Republicans close to Donald Trump's orbit are plotting an intervention with the candidate after a disastrous 48 hours led some influential voices in the party to question whether Trump can stay at the top of the Republican ticket without catastrophic consequences for his campaign and the GOP at large.

Republican National Committee head Reince Priebus, former Republican New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich are among the Trump endorsers hoping to talk the real estate mogul into a dramatic reset of his campaign in the coming days, sources tell NBC News.

The group of GOP heavyweights hopes to enlist the help of Trump's children - who comprise much of his innermost circle of influential advisers - to aid in the attempt to rescue his candidacy. Trump's family is considered to have by far the most influence over the candidate's thinking at what could be a make-or-break moment for his campaign.

The idea is in its early stages, and there's no guarantee that Trump's team would entertain a conversation requiring such comprehensive changes for a candidate who has resisted calls to moderate his tone or reel in his most outlandish political positions.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-allies-plot-candidate-intervention-after-disastrous-48-hours/ar-BBvcNvm

If he suddenly becomes Mr. Nice Guy, he risks losing what base he has. Either way the GOP is screwed.

August 3, 2016

Traffic Straddling Bus Comes To Life

My only question is what happened to new technology developments in the USA?

August 3, 2016

21 Things Trump Supporters Want You To Know (Spoiler: No Intelligent Responses Here)

1. The lady who wants us to know she can think.


4. The lady whose husband is apparently not going to be deported and whose five Hispanic children were all born in the U.S. — or maybe her husband stiffed her and she wants him to be deported?



8. This one who is praying for the end times.




16. The lady who doesn’t understand a non sequitur.



17. Another paid actress?



18. The gentleman who doth protest too much.




See all 21 at link: http://www.liberalamerica.org/2016/08/03/21-things-trump-supporters-want-know-spoiler-no-intelligent-responses/

August 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton campaign events for the next 8/3 - 8/10

Date................Location..................................Event Type........................Speaker(s)

August 3, 2016 Commerce City, Colorado Organizing Event Hillary Clinton
August 3, 2016 High Point , North Carolina Manufacturing Tour Tim Kaine
August 3, 2016 Greensboro, North Carolina Organizing Event Tim Kaine
August 4, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada Manufacturing Tour Hillary Clinton
August 4, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada Organizing Event Hillary Clinton
August 4, 2016 Baltimore, Maryland National Urban League Conference Tim Kaine
August 4, 2016 New York City, New York Fundraiser Marlon Mashall & Assemblyman Michael Blake
August 4, 2016 McLean, Virginia Fundraiser Bishop Garrison, Matt Olsen, & Laura Rosenberger
August 5, 2016 Washington, DC NABJ and NAHJ Joint Convention Hillary Clinton
August 5, 2016 Grand Rapids, Michigan Organizing Event Tim Kaine
August 5, 2016 San Francisco, California Fundraiser John Podesta
August 8, 2016 New York City, New York Fundraiser Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
August 10, 2016 Novi, Michigan Fundraiser Michelle Kwan
August 10, 2016 Detroit, Michigan Fundraiser Michelle Kwan


https://hillaryspeeches.com/scheduled-events/

August 3, 2016

What are deadlines for placing names on state ballots?

What would be the latest that Trump could drop out or the Republicans could place a new name on the ballot?

We get past that critical date and the republicans are screwed.

August 2, 2016

Pathway to citizenship...