The weather looks chilly and iffy in Cleveland for Games 1 and 2 of the World Series, but at least it won"t be as punishing as the last time the Indians hosted the Fall Classic.
Cleveland hosted Games 3-5 in the 1997 World Series against the Marlins, and the frigid conditions served as a metaphor of the traditional Cleveland sports experience: Brutal and nearly unbearable. Observe:
Game 3: 47 degrees, with a 25 mph wind
Game 4: 35 degrees, with a 15 mph wind and snow (coldest game in World Series history)
Game 5: 46 degrees, with a 12 mph wind
Hardly welcoming for the Boys of Summer.
Game 4 was especially unpleasant, with the record-settingcold, wind andswirling snow creating a scene atthen-Jacobs Fieldthat brought chills to even the warmest of tuned-inliving rooms across America.
Omar Vizquel warms up (yeah, right) beforeGame 4 of the 1997 World Series in Cleveland. (Getty Images)
MORE: Every MLB team"s worst postseason memory, revisited
The Hoth-like conditions were especially brutal after having played in 70- and -80 degree weather for Games 1 and 2 in Miami. Despite being completely out of their element, though, the Marlins won Games 3 and 5 en route to a seven-game series win that made South Florida feel even warmerand gave Cleveland yet another cold slap ofsports agony.
All things considered, the upper-40s temperatures expected at the start of Game 1 Tuesday night, and even the wet weather expected in Game 2, don"t seem so bad.
Kevin Gates - 2 Phones (Official Video) Listen to a furious new collaboration between Kevin Gates and OG Boobie Black.
By now you"re aware that Kevin Gates doesn"t get tired, and his musical output reflects such. The rapper has already pulled a J. Cole and went platinum with no features with Islah (save for a bonus track, we know, Cole stans) and released the tough-as-h**l Murder For Hire mixtape, and now he"s released a new collaboration with OG Boobie Black called "Drive."
The track shies away from the immense hooks of Islah, instead focusing on the rapper"s furious double time, as both he and his frequent collaborator share some raw bars. The trackwill appear on theBWA Ron"s All Praise To The Most High mixtape, a release from Gates" Breadwinners crew.
Quotable Lyrics:First time I made it this coldI had to figure out the shiverHate to be around too manyI don"t really like to kick itI don"t f**k with other womenBaby you don"t really feel itWhen you tell me that you want itAnd a n***a don"t deliver
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Check out which companies are making headlines after the bell on Tuesday:
Shares of Apple fell more than 2 percent in choppy trade after a mixed earnings report. The company posted quarterly earnings per share of $1.67, or 1 cent above analyst estimates. The tech giant"s revenues of $46.9 billion fell mostly in line with analyst expectations of $46.94 billion. Its enormous cash pile grew to $237.6 billion in the fiscal fourth quarter, up $6.1 billion from the previous quarter.
With 45.5 million units, the company reported more iPhone sales than expected during the quarter. Apple was expected to report after the bell that it shipped 44.8 million iPhones. When asked about Samsung, CEO Tim Cook told CNBC "it"s hard to estimate" the opportunity of Samsung"s Note 7 dilemma "but we obviously welcome all switchers."
Panera"s stock climbed more than 5 percent after it reported earnings Tuesday. The fast casual restaurant chain posted quarterly adjusted earnings of $1.37 a share on revenues of $684 million, beating Wall Street expectations for both figures. The company noted it has seen weaker comparable net bakery-cafe sales in the first 27 days of the fourth quarter due to Hurricane Matthew. It also raised its guidance for full-year fiscal 2016, increasing its non-GAAP diluted EPS target to a range between $6.67 and $6.72 a share.
Shares of Pandora fell more than 5 percent after the company missed expectations on its quarterly results Tuesday. The streaming giant reported a quarterly loss of 7 cents per share, which is larger than the expected loss of 6 cents a share. It also fell short of top-line expectations, posting revenues of $352 million, compared to estimates of $366 million.
Chipotle"s stock dropped more than 2 percent after the bell Tuesday. The burrito chain reported earnings of 27 cents per share on revenue of $1.04 billion in revenue, falling short of revenue forecasts. Analysts anticipated the company would post $1.09 billion in revenue, according to Thomson Reuters estimates.
Juniper Networks saw its stock spike more than 7 percent after reporting earnings. The technology company posted quarterly adjusted earnings of 58 cents a share on revenues of $1.29 billion, beating expectations. It also raised its fourth-quarter outlook slightly above estimates.
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Secrecy in the voting booth has become a thing of the past for those ready to share their views and daily lives on social media, but laws nationwide are mixed on whether voters are allowed to take pictures of themselves voting and their ballots. How states handle the question :
STATES WHERE BALLOT SELFIES ARE ALLOWED
CONNECTICUT: No law bans ballot selfies, according to Patrick Gallahue, a spokesman for Secretary of State Denise Merrill. But election moderators have discretion to prohibit activity "that threatens the orderly process of voting or the privacy of another voter"s ballot."
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: There"s no ban. Election officials discourage people from taking pictures but won"t do anything to stop them, said Tamara Robinson, a spokeswoman for the D.C. Board of Elections.
HAWAII: A law passed this year allows voters to share a digital image of one"s own marked ballot.
IDAHO: There"s no law banning them, the secretary of state"s office said.
INDIANA: A federal judge last year barred the state from enforcing a new law prohibiting ballot selfies.
KENTUCKY: Secretary of state spokesman Bradford Queen says state law does not allow people to record the likeness of a voter, but the law does not say whether voters can record their own likeness. Therefore, the secretary of state"s office routinely tells county clerks the law does not prohibit ballot selfies.
LOUISIANA: Secretary of State Tom Schedler says ballot selfies are allowed in the state, though he"s not a fan of them.
MAINE: The secretary of state discourages ballot selfies because there"s a ban on making unauthorized ballot copies, but there"s no law against voters posting photos of their marked ballot.
MINNESOTA: Allowed as long as they"re not shown to fellow voters at the polling place or capture another person in the photo.
MONTANA: Law does not specifically prohibit the use of cameras at polling places, but election administrators and judges have broad authority to limit disruptive activity, according to Emily Dean, spokeswoman for the secretary of state. Sharing photos of absentee ballots is also not banned.
NEBRASKA: Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a bill in April that allows someone to show their marked ballots to others without risking a $100 fine.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston last month upheld a decision that a ban was unconstitutional, saying it suppresses a large swath of political speech and there was no evidence to support the state"s concerns.
NORTH DAKOTA: Photos inside polling places are allowed.
OREGON: All voting is done through mail-in ballots, which voters are free to photograph. A state law prohibiting showing a marked ballot to another person was repealed in 2014, according to Molly Woon, a spokeswoman for Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins.
RHODE ISLAND: The Board of Elections adopted new rules in time for November"s election that allow for selfie-taking inside polling places. The updated regulations allow voters to take photos as long as they don"t show another person"s ballot.
UTAH: Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill last year that makes it legal for people to snap pictures of themselves with their ballots. The law makes it a misdemeanor to photograph someone else"s ballot.
VERMONT: No rules regarding photos in polling places. Clerks are encouraged to adopt specific rules for their polling places to maintain order, according to Jim Condos, a spokesman for the secretary of state.
VIRGINIA: Attorney General Mark Herring issued a formal opinion last month that says ballot selfies are legal in Virginia. Nothing in Virginia law prohibits voters from taking pictures of themselves, fellow voters or their ballot within the polling place, he said.
WASHINGTON STATE: It"s not against the law in Washington, but a spokesman for Washington state Secretary of State Kim Wyman said the office doesn"t recommend it.
WYOMING: No laws against ballot selfies. Law does allow judges of elections to "preserve order at the polls by any necessary and suitable means."
STATES WHERE BALLOT SELFIES ARE ILLEGAL
ALABAMA: Not allowed because voters have "a right to cast a ballot in secrecy and in private," said a spokesman for Secretary of State John Merrill.
ALASKA: A state law bans voters from showing their marked ballots, but Division of Elections Director Josie Bahnke says there is no practical way to enforce it.
COLORADO: Ballot selfies or any public dissemination of a marked ballot are considered a misdemeanor. A 2016 bill to repeal the ban failed.
FLORIDA: Photographs are not allowed in polling places or of mailed ballots.
GEORGIA: Law prevents photos of ballots or the screens of electronic voting machines.
ILLINOIS: Banned by a law that considers "knowingly" marking your ballot so that another person can see it is a felony that carries of prison sentence of one to three years.
KANSAS: Secretary of state says a selfie showing a picture of the actual ballot violates state law.
MASSACHUSETTS: Taking a photo of a completed ballot in a polling location is banned in Massachusetts. But the state"s top election official, Secretary William Galvin, says there"s little the state can do to prevent it. Photos of mailed ballots are also banned.
MICHIGAN: Michigan bans photographs of ballots, but a resident is challenging the law as unconstitutional.
MISSISSIPPI: Photos showing how someone marked their ballot after voting are prohibited.
NEVADA: Photos inside polling places are not allowed, except by the media. Photos of mailed ballots are also banned.
NEW JERSEY: Law prohibits voters from showing their ballot to others. A pending legislative measure would allow voters to take photos of their own ballots while in the voting booth and share it on social media.
NEW MEXICO: Law prohibits voters from showing their marked paper ballot "to any person in such a way as to reveal its contents."
NEW YORK: Photos showing a completed ballot or indicating how a person cast their vote are not allowed.
NORTH CAROLINA: Photographing or otherwise recording a voted official ballot is not allowed.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Law bars voters from allowing their ballots to be seen. A 2012 state attorney general"s opinion says that makes it illegal to reproduce a ballot by cellphone, video camera or iPad.
SOUTH DAKOTA: Secretary of State Shantel Krebs says ballot selfies are not allowed because they can be considered influencing a vote or forcing someone to show proof of voting.
WISCONSIN: State law prohibits sharing photos of ballots.
STATES WHERE THE LEGAL STATUS IS MIXED OR UNCLEAR
ARIZONA: Bars photography within 75 feet of polling places. But the Legislature changed the law that barred showing photos of completed ballots in 2015 to allow posting of early ballots on social media.
ARKANSAS: Nothing in state law prohibits taking photos while in a polling place as long as it"s not disruptive or being used for electioneering purposes, but state law on sharing voter choices is unclear.
CALIFORNIA: Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill last month that repeals a 125-year-old law barring voters from showing people their marked ballots. The change will take effect nearly two months after the presidential election, but legislative analysts have found no occasion of the ban being enforced. The author of the bill, in fact, has been sharing constituents" photos of marked ballots on social media since the law passed.
DELAWARE: Has a policy against cellphones in voting booths, but elections Commissioner Elaine Manlove said: "I don"t know that we can control what happens behind the curtain."
IOWA: Law prohibits the use of cameras, cellphones or other electronic devices in voting booths, so Secretary of State Paul Pate has asked voters not to take selfies with ballots. Photos of absentee ballots are OK.
MARYLAND: Bans electronic devices in a polling place except for the media. And even media members aren"t allowed to photograph a ballot that shows how someone is voting. But photos of mailed ballots are OK.
MISSOURI: Law prohibits voters from allowing others to see their ballots if the intent is to show how they voted. Secretary of state spokeswoman Stephanie Fleming described ballot selfies as a "gray area" and advises voters to check with local election authorities.
OHIO: Has a longstanding prohibition against voters letting their ballot be seen with the "apparent intention" of letting it be known how they are about to vote. The state elections chief has advised local election boards to consult their own attorneys about how to apply the law.
OKLAHOMA: Officials recommend against it, noting that state law dating back about 40 years suggests it is illegal but outlines no penalties.
PENNSYLVANIA: Law prohibits someone from revealing their ballot "letting it be known how" they"re "about to vote." But officials recently released guidance on electronic items in polling places that noted the recent court cases that "found a First Amendment right to take "ballot selfies.""
TENNESSEE: Voters are not allowed to take photos or videos while in polling places. Voters are not allowed to take photos or videos while in polling places. They"re only allowed to use electronic devices for informational purposes to assist during voting, according to Adam Ghassemi, a spokesman for Secretary of State Tre Hargett. The state"s law doesn"t address mail-in ballots.
TEXAS: Bars photography within 100 feet of polling stations, so selfies are not allowed. Photos of mail-in ballots are OK.
WEST VIRGINIA: Electronic devices are banned inside voting booths, according to Secretary of State Natalie Tennant. Nothing in the law prohibits photos of mail-in ballots.
Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell:
Coca-Cola The beverage maker reported adjusted quarterly earnings of 49 cents per share, beating Street forecasts by a penny a share. Revenue was also above estimates. Coke said it"s had 4 percent organic sales growth so far this year, and has also seen margins expand more than 50 basis points.
Comcast The NBCUniversal and CNBC parent reported quarterly profit of 92 cents per share, beating estimates by one cent a share. Revenue was above estimates, as well. Comcast said that the Rio Olympics were the most profitable in its history, and also reported upbeat result for cable and for video subscriptions.
Boeing Boeing beat estimates by 21 cents a share, with adjusted quarterly profit of $2.81 per share. Revenue also beat forecasts, and the aircraft maker raised its full-year revenue and profit forecast.
Northrop Grumman The defense contractor earned an adjusted $3.02 per share for the third quarter, above estimates of $2.81 a share. Revenue also beat Street forecasts and the company raised its full year 2016 earnings forecast above consensus estimates thanks to improved aerospace sales.
Southwest Airlines The airline came in five cents a share above Street estimates, with adjusted quarterly profit of 93 cents per share. Revenue was slightly shy of estimates, however. Southwest benefited from lower fuel prices and record traffic, but the shares were under pressure in premarket trading because of lower-than-expected growth in the key metric of revenue per available seat mile.
Garmin The maker of wearable fitness devices came in 21 cents a share above estimates, with adjusted earnings of 75 cents per share. Revenue was also well above estimates on strong growth in its fitness, outdoor, marine, and aviation categories.
Apple Apple reported quarterly profit of $1.67 per share, a penny a share above estimates. Revenue was in line with forecasts, but it did post its first year-over-year decline in profit and revenue since 2001. The company predicted a return to profit growth in the current quarter, helped by iPhone 7 sales.
Chipotle Mexican Grill The restaurant chain saw revenue fall shy of analysts" estimates for its latest quarter, with comparable sales falling a greater-than-expected 21.9 percent. Chipotle gave a somewhat optimistic current-quarter projection for comparable sales, however, saying they would come in down in the low single digits.
Panera Bread Panera beat estimates by three cents a share, with adjusted quarterly profit of $1.37 per share. The restaurant chain"s revenue also exceeded forecasts. Panera raised its profit forecast, as well, as it continues to enjoy the benefit of higher prices.
Generac The maker of commercial and residential generators beat estimates by five cents a share, with quarterly profit of 82 cents per share. Revenue was also above forecasts. Generac increased its fiscal 2016 outlook for residential sales, helped by an increase in power outages.
Edwards Lifesciences Edwards reported in-line adjusted quarterly profit of 68 cents per share, but the medical device maker"s revenue fell short of estimates. The company"s results were hurt by lower-than-expected international sales of its heart valve devices, among other factors.
Juniper Networks Juniper reported adjusted quarterly profit of 58 cents per share, six cents a share above estimates. The networking equipment maker"s revenue came in slightly above projections. The company also issued a current-quarter outlook that was slightly higher than Street forecasts.
Pandora Media Pandora lost seven cents per share for its latest quarter, one cent a share wider than anticipated. The music streaming service"s revenue also missed forecasts, as did its full-year forecast. Pandora"s active users totaled 77.9 million in the quarter, down from 78.1 million in the prior quarter.
Express Scripts Express Scripts matched estimates with quarterly profit of $1.74 per share, but narrowed its full-year guidance while raising the midpoint of that forecast. The pharmacy benefit manager is projecting profit of $1.84 to $1.90 per share, above consensus forecasts of $1.74 a share.
Akamai Akamai came in seven cents a share above estimates, with adjusted quarterly profit of 68 cents per share. Revenue also beat forecasts. The web services company gave strong current-quarter guidance on increasing demand for its cloud security products.
Toyota The automaker is recalling 5.8 million vehicles in Japan, Europe, and China in yet another round of recalls related to faulty Takata airbag inflators, including some that had been used as replacements in a prior recall six years ago.
Vodafone Vodafone was fined $5.6 million by British regulators for "serious and sustained" customer failures. Regulators say the mobile operator did not act quickly to deal with those issues, largely related to billing procedures.
Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts These and other companies operating in Macau may benefit today from news that Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment saw profit rise 28 percent in the third quarter. It"s the latest sign that the long slump for Macau casino operations may have finally bottomed out.
Wal-Mart Stores Wal-Mart may reverse its decision to invest in Flipkart, India"s largest online retailer. The Economic Times reports that Wal-mart is having second thoughts about its potential $1 billion investment on suspicions that Flipkart may have been inflating its numbers. The report comes in the wake of Flipkart Chief Financial Officer Sanjay Baweja"s resignation this week.
Alphabet Google Fiber division is looking for a new leader following the resignation of chief Craig Barratt. Barratt will remain an advisor to the company.
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On the roster:Wither ObamaCare? - Clinton camp wanted to clean up Obama claim he didnt know about secret server - Pro-Trump outlet worked with liberal activist to sabotage Rubio -Newspaper claims Trump-backed PAC caught in Chinese donor sting-Thanks, Siri
WITHER OBAMACARE?ObamaCare is the most significant domestic policy overhaul of the past twenty years. And it looks increasingly like it will never be a central issue in even a single presidential campaign.
You could hardly call the announcement from the White House that ObamaCare premiums would skyrocket next year an October Surprise. On the state level, Republicans and Democrats alike have watched for months as the program came unwound. Faced with huge losses, insurance companies have simply opted out of the presidents signature plan.
But even so, the size of the forecast increases is pretty stunning. Double-digit premium hikes and a shrinking pool of providers has all the tell-tale signs of the much-discussed death spiral. Insurers are buckling under the weight of being forced to cover sick customers without offsetting profits from healthy patients who were supposed to be forced into the program by ObamaCare mandates.
It was exactly this kind of shock Democrats planned to avoid in 2012 by shoving the implementation of the most noisome parts of the law past the presidents re-election bid.
But just imagined what would have happened four years ago had this news fallen into the lap of Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
Now, Romney was certainly in a compromised position as it related to ObamaCare. When the president settled on his blueprint for the federal health law, he very intentionally chose one that had been once proposed by the conservative Heritage Foundation and implemented by Romney in Massachusetts.
When Obama made his choice for a consumer mandate in 2009, it was already clear that Romney was one of the frontrunners, if not the top contender, for the Republican nomination in 2012. Hanging the controversial, unpopular federal mandate on Romney was good short-term politics, but also a nice investment in Obamas re-election campaign.
But even a compromised Romney wouldve had no trouble wailing away on Obama for short-sighted planning, mismanagement and improvident expectations.
And it mightve really made a difference. Two weeks before the 2012 election, Romney trailed in an average of credible national polls by just a single point, as opposed to the current Republican nominees deficit of more than 6 points.
And in the RCP averages in the four dominant swing states, Romney led in Florida by 2 points and in North Carolina by 5 points. The former Massachusetts governor trailed in must-win Ohio by just over 2 points, and Democratic-leaning Pennsylvania was out of reach at a deficit of almost 6 points, but Romneys path to 270 was still certainly open with two weeks to go.
Compare that to Romneys successor as Republican nominee.
Donald Trumptrails Democratic opponentHillary Clinton in the RCP average for Florida by about 3 points and in North Carolina by 2 points. Trumps Pennsylvania deficit is about the same as Romneys and Trump is certainly doing better in Ohio, where he holds an advantage of about 1 point.
But if the election was held today, Clinton would already be above 300 electoral votes and potentially heading for the largest margin since 1996.
Trump and his campaign are trying to dive on the ObamaCare fumble to rally for a late touchdown drive. But they are starting on their own five yard line. Romney was in the red zone at this point in 2012, but couldnt figure out a way to punch through Obamas defenses.
The 2010 and 2014 midterm elections were largely litigated around ObamaCare, much to the chagrin of Democrats. The law has remained broadly unpopular, with nothing like the kind of buy-in that other major social welfare programs obtained.
The 2008 election did feature a major discussion on health care, at least in the Democratic primaries, but by the general election the septic financial system overshadowed any discussion about tax credits, or purchasing plans across state lines.
We cant be sure how much Trump will try to make out of ObamaCares unraveling, or if voters will really pay attention. Trumps dominant closing argument that he is not guilty of an alleged series of sexual assaults will certainly overshadow anything his policy shop might crank out on health care.
So in all likelihood, the most significant public policy change of the last generation will grind on into history without ever being the subject of a single presidential referendum.
THE RULEBOOK: PARDON TO ALL BUT YOUThe President is to be the commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several States, when called into the actual service of the United States. He is to have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, EXCEPT IN CASES OF IMPEACHMENTAlexander Hamilton,Federalist No. 69
TIME OUT: PEACE, OFFICERSIs the message of Black Lives Matter actually backfiring?The American Interest: IfColin Kaepernicks protest strategy is working, it hasnt showed up yet in public opinion polling. Respect for local law enforcement soared over the last yearto its highest level since 1968,accordingto a new survey fromGallup: Interestingly, changing opinions among Democrats and independents drove most of the increase. Republican respect for police, already overwhelming, ticked up only slightly, from 82 to 86 percent. Meanwhile, Democratic support surgedfrom 54 to 68 percent; among independents, from 60 to 75.The uptick was more pronounced among nonwhites than whitesif the movement had been successfully selling the public on the argument that law enforcementinflicts gratuitous violence against minorities on a large scale, we probably wouldntexpect such a marked pro-police turn in the polls.
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SCOREBOARDAverage of national head-to-head presidential polls:Clinton vs. Trump: Clinton +6.4 points[Polls included:IBD,ABC News,CNN,ARGandQuinnipiac University.]
Average of national four-way presidential polls:Clinton vs. Trump vs. Johnson vs. Stein: Clinton +6.2 points[Polls included:IBD,ABC News,CNN,Quinnipiac UniversityandFox News.]CLINTON CAMP WANTED TO CLEAN UP OBAMA CLAIM HE DIDN"T KNOW ABOUT SECRET SERVERWashEx: Hillary Clintons campaign expressed concerns overPresident Obamas statement to the press in March 2015 that he learned about Clintons private server from news reports, emails published by WikiLeaks on Tuesday show. Josh Schwerin, a campaign spokesman, sent an email to high-level staffers informing them of Obamas comments just a few days after the New York Times exposed Clintons private email use for the first time. POTUS just said he found out HRC was using her personal email when he saw it in the news, Schwerin wrote, using Clintons initials. Cheryl Mills, a board member at the Clinton Foundation, worried about the implications of Obamas claim in a subsequent email to John Podesta, Clintons campaign chair. [W]e need to clean this up - he has emails from her - they do not saystate.gov, Mills said. FBIagents revealed in notes from their closed investigative file that Obama communicated with Clinton on her private server using a pseudonym.
Pro-Trump outlet worked with liberal activist to sabotage Rubio - Politico: A liberal activist and organizer coordinated with reporters from the conservative news site Breitbart during the primaries to cover his disruptions of events for candidates such as Sen. Marco Rubio.Aaron Black,an associate with Democracy Partnersand a former Occupy Wall Street organizer, worked with the pro-Trump site Breitbart, tipping it off about his stunts, exchanging raw video and coordinating coverage, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. Black has resurfaced recently as one of the people featured in undercover video from the Project Veritas group. In the video, he claims to work for the Democratic National Committee.Newspaper claims Trump-backed PAC caught in Chinese donor sting -The Telegraph: Donald Trumps presidential campaign is facing a fundraising scandal after a Telegraph investigation exposed how key supporters were prepared to accept illicit donations from foreign backers.Senior figures involved with the Great America PAC, one of the leadingindependentgroups organising television advertisements and grassroots support for the Republican nominee, sought to channel $2 million from a Chinese donor into the campaign to elect the billionaire despite laws prohibiting donations from foreigners.In return, undercover reporters purporting to represent the fictitious donor were assured that he would obtain influenceif Mr.Trump made it to the White House.Test for Trump TV? Campaign unveils nightly fake newscast-Fox News: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump aired the first episode of a nightly news program on Facebook Live Monday amid speculation that the business mogul will start a media network after theNov. 8election."
AUDIBLE: NOT KIDDINGIf you look at her plans for Syria, these are the plans of a child.Donald Trump attacking Hillary Clinton at a rally in Tampa.
OK, honey. Then well win.Trump campaign managerKellyanne Conwayto CNN,quotingher candidates response to her chiding him for going off script to attack his sexual assault accusers in what was intended to be the speech framing the campaigns closing argument.PLAY-BY-PLAYPence to make late visit to Utah -Politico
Bernie prepared to be a liberal thorn in Hillarys side -WaPo
Early voting suggests tight races in key states -Fox News
How Fla. spun out of Trumps hands -Politico
More from WikiLeaks shows Clinton camp senior staff worried about diversity -Fox News
Reid promises to deploy nuclear option on Supreme Court if Dems take the Senate -The Hill
Poll shows Hillary widening lead in N.C. -NYT
Buuuut another survey shows the race still close -Monmouth University
Toomey focused on centrist record in debate -The Hill
Michigan GOP cancels election night party to put money into local races -Detroit NewsDavid Druckerexplains how Trump could hurt Calif. Republicans in House races -WashEx
Former top Pa. Dem sentenced to 23 months in prison -Philadelphia Inquirer
FROM THE BLEACHERSYou are too young to remember butnewspaper headlines [in the 1948 election] said Dewey Wins in a Landslide. When I look at history I cant find a President Dewey. David Lee, Hollister, Mo.
[Ed. note: Right you are Mr. Lee! The 1948 presidential election was the last time that public polling blew the call. And its kind of a fascinating story. Public opinion research was still in its relative infancy as the Gallup organization explored ways to measure voter sentiment. As they polled throughout the summer and into fall, RepublicanThomas Deweywas a prohibitive favorite over embattled incumbentHarry Truman. The race was so lopsided in fact that Gallup stopped polling weeks before the election.Trumans late surge went substantially unnoticed and shocked the nation. And believe me, since then, pollsters have learned their lesson and kept surveys in the field until the very end.]
Chris, You should be more careful in extolling the accuracy/ reliability of phone surveys versus online polling. Pew Research has done extensive research on the effect that interviewers have on sensitive or emotional questions. As an example, many phone respondents may be reluctant to admit they are likely to vote for Trump when being interviewed by a female or African American interviewer (which is most likely the vast majority of phone interviewers. The response is likely to be significantly more honest when answering an online poll, where there is no gasping at the respondents gross stupidity or racial hatred. Ive been in the opinion polling business for over forty years.Pete Booth, Atlanta
[Ed. note: You make an excellent point, Mr. Booth! One of the great appeals of online polling, as well as automated polling by telephone, is that it allows respondents to feel less social pressure from an interviewer. Certainly for market research and other functions, online polls have already proven their worth. But when it comes to accurately tracking or forecasting a presidential election, the disadvantages of online pollingtechnological barriers to participation for older and poor voters and suspicion of online solicitation among others -- means that good, old fashioned live interviewer telephone calls are still the best way to go.]
Trumps next book should be titled The Art of Snatching Defeat From theJaws of Victory. Ive never seen anyone do a better job of that not just once, but every time he managed to pull ahead! Peggie Hall, North Little Rock, Ark.
[Ed. note: Ms. Hall, you could have a future in marketing. But take it a little easier on Trump. He has never been ahead in an average of real polls, not since the day general election started in May. Thats not to say that it hasnt been much closer than its been in the closing weeks. And that"s certainly not to say that Trump didnt squander some opportunities. But Republicans start every election at a disadvantage because of the electoral map and the demographics of the electorate. The GOPs selection of such an unconventional candidate was hoped by some to ameliorate some of those deficiencies. But so far, thats not been the case.]
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THANKS, SIRIThe Denver Channel: According to ablogpost byChristoph Bartneck, an assistant professor at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, his recently published paper on Nuclear Physics was written entirely by iOSs autocorrect function. Bartneck says he was contacted by the International Conference on Atomic and Nuclear Physics and asked to submit a paper for publishing. Despite having no knowledge on the subject, he went to work writing. Bartneck opened the Notes app on his iPhone, and began by typing the word Atomic. Then, he completed the sentence only by using iOS autocorrects word suggestionsAfter lifting a diagram from the nuclear physics article on Wikipedia, Bartneck submitted his paper for publication. It was approved three hours later.AND NOW, A WORD FROM CHARLESWho ordered the duck is the big question which you would expect to hear at a dinner party, but not at the center of a national campaignCharles Krauthammeron Special Report withBret Baier.
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