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September 14, 2016

Rep. McCaul (R-Tx): RNC Also hacked

Source: CNN

Wolf Blitzer is talking about it now. No link yet. Rep. McCaul says it was the Russians. Gloria Borger says no leaks so far from RNC.

Read more: Link to source

September 14, 2016

Fahrenthold posts image of the check from Trump's foundation for the portrait of himself

https://twitter.com/Fahrenthold/status/776163260865314816

Here's the check that @realdonaldtrump sent for that painting. Clearly came from his foundation, w/his signature.


In another tweet, he says that:
Tax laws bar charity leaders, like @realDonaldTrump, from using charity money to buy things for themselves.


Fahrenthold is the WashPost investigative journalist who wrote the Trump foundation story. Not sure what to make of this.
September 14, 2016

Clinton campaign releases additional medical records

Source: USA Today

Hillary Clinton is releasing more detailed medical records Wednesday that describe the form of pneumonia she's been diagnosed with as a mild, non-contagious bacterial infection and which include more specifics about the results of routine lab tests, such as blood cholesterol levels and her annual mammogram.
...
In July 2015, Bardack, an internist in Mount Kisco, N.Y., said Clinton is a “healthy 67-year-old female whose current medical conditions include hypothyroidism and seasonal pollen allergies.” She concluded then that Clinton is in “excellent physical condition and fit to serve.”

Clinton's history of blood clots has been a focus. Clinton, who is now 68, had to undergo anticoagulation therapy to dissolve a blood clot and had to wear special glasses to correct double vision for nearly two months starting in late 2012. Bardack said follow-up exams in 2013 “revealed complete resolution of the effects of the concussion as well as total dissolution of the thrombosis.” She’s had two prior blood clots in her leg, once in 1998 and once in 2009.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/09/14/hillary-clinton-campaign-medical-records/90369052/



This is a good start, but I think Hillary has an opportunity here to really put this ridiculous controversy to bed by releasing the underlying tests her doctor mentioned as well as waiving HIPAA and having her doctor take questions from the media. She shouldn't have to but it is an opportunity to contrast herself with Trump's bogus Dr. Oz release and put this whole issue behind her.
September 14, 2016

CNN Polls: Trump +5 in Ohio, +3 in Florida (LV)

Sahil Kapur Verified account
?@sahilkapur

New CNN polls

OHIO
Trump 46%
Clinton 41%
Johnson 8%
Stein 2%

FLORIDA
Trump 47%
Clinton 44%
Johnson 6%
Stein 1%

(likely voters)
https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/776149957195726848

Don't shoot the messenger!

September 14, 2016

Quinnipiac: Clinton leads by 5 among likely voters, 2 in 4-way race

Down from 10 in the last poll, but not nearly as bad as we had feared.

Poll was conducted September 8-13, so Sunday's events partially but not fully reflected.

https://www.qu.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2378

September 14, 2016

*** NEVADA POLL (Monmouth): Trump 44 Clinton 42 Johnson 8

https://twitter.com/mmurraypolitics/status/776104482056744960



NEW Monmouth poll of Nevada likely voters:

Trump 44 Clinton 42 Johnson 8

Senate:

Heck 46 Cortez-Masto 43

All I have so far is the twitter link.
September 14, 2016

POLL: Clinton/Trump tied in 4 way, Clinton +1 in 2-way among LV (Reuters/Ipsos)

2 way LV: Clinton 40, Trump 39
4 way LV: Clinton 39, Trump 39, Johnson 8, Stein 2

2 way RV: Clinton 43, Trump 37
4 way RV: Clinton 40, Trump 36, Johnson 8, Stein 3

As you can see, Hillary does better among registered voters than likely voters. So some of the tightening we have seen may be because it's usually around this time that pollsters switch to the likely voter screen.

Additional notes:
Poll conducted September 8-12, so mostly before the incident Sunday
Poll puts party ID with leaners at 43 D, 33 R

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2016/2016_Reuters_Tracking_-_Core_Political_9.13_.16_.pdf

September 14, 2016

Politifact rates President Obama's assertion re. Trump Foundation TRUE

Obama said that Trump’s "foundation took money other people gave to his charity and then bought a six-foot-tall painting of himself."

Fahrenthold verified the anecdote about the painting with the painter, and his reporting found that, at the time the painting was auctioned, the vast majority of funds in the foundation’s coffers were from other people, not Trump. Based on the information available, the story seems solid.

We rate Obama’s statement True.


http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/13/barack-obama/barack-obama-says-trump-foundation-took-other-peop/
September 13, 2016

New York attorney general opens 'inquiry' into Trump Foundation

Source: Politico

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has opened an investigation into the Donald J. Trump Foundation “to make sure it’s complying with the laws governing charities in New York," he said Tuesday.

A source familiar with the matter confirmed Schneiderman’s remark and said the New York Attorney General’s office “has opened an inquiry into the Trump Foundation based on troubling transactions that have recently come to light.”

Schneiderman -- who for months has tangled with Trump over a fraud lawsuit his office filed against Trump University, the Manhattan billionaire’s real estate seminar program -- told CNN’s “The Lead” that the GOP nominee’s charitable foundation is also under scrutiny.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/new-york-attorney-general-opens-inquiry-into-trump-foundation-228125

September 13, 2016

NY Attorney General to open "Inquiry" into Trump Foundation: Politico

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has opened an investigation into the Donald J. Trump Foundation “to make sure it’s complying with the laws governing charities in New York," he said Tuesday.

A source familiar with the matter confirmed Schneiderman’s remark and said the New York Attorney General’s office “has opened an inquiry into the Trump Foundation based on troubling transactions that have recently come to light.”

Schneiderman -- who for months has tangled with Trump over a fraud lawsuit his office filed against Trump University, the Manhattan billionaire’s real estate seminar program -- told CNN’s “The Lead” that the GOP nominee’s charitable foundation is also under scrutiny.


I am proud of the New York's tradition of vigorous AG investigations. Unlike his Florida counterpart, I don't think Schneiderman will be bought off.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/new-york-attorney-general-opens-inquiry-into-trump-foundation-228125

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