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[teiresias]

This dude in the airport terminal looks EXACTLY like Eric Trump.

 

[whyamihere]

Can someone tell me what the fuck Trump is tweeting about with the FBI?

IF YOU"RE A DEM VOTE FOR MCMUFFIN IN UTAH!

What? No. It doesn't help Hillary at all if McMullin gets the EV and you don't.

 

[Grief.exe]

Can someone tell me what the fuck Trump is tweeting about with the FBI?

It seems that someone in the State Department was in talks with the FBI to reduce classification on certain emails.
If I'm interpreting this thread correctly, seems nothing came of it however.

https://twitter.com/mattzap/status/788029443935727616?s=09

 

[djplaeskool]

Well we're 3 weeks out. You got a shit ton of money. You're expanding your map . Time to go for broke.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LsVvj7YKpc

 

[DrMungo]

The FEC deadline isn't at the end of the month?

Oh I thought it was Oct 19th

 

[whyamihere]

@PatrickSvitek: Just in: @HillaryClinton's campaign is launching a one-week ad buy in Texas, per an aide.

Wooow

 

[NYCmetsfan]

From what I read, it was something that took place early on in the investigation (May 2015) and sounds like it was the actual communication between the FBI and State Department over classification. I'm not sure if I just misread it, but the use of "quid pro quo" in an actual email sounds bad and will certainly be used by Trump and company to make a point, but I think this is just the actual conversations concerning over classification.

The most frustrating thing are statements like this that show the media isn't doing a good job telling people what these things actually are. These were interview notes not an email.

This has been a common thing through this whole ordeal.

(not on you but the media for not making it clear and intentionally making everything seem like wrong doing)

I just still can't believe this email thing is so big. It just feels absurd like everything else about 2016. We have a candidate destroying our consitutional order, a global catastrophe not mentioned in any debates (climate change) and we're spending so much time and effort into interoffice communications and reporters are all so gaga becuase they feel like they're living out all the presidents men or something

 

[Y2Kev]

Michelle obama doesn't even deserve the title queen. She is some kind of demigod.

 

[FloydtheFathead]

Wooow

Ok..

Guess they see something making it possible?

 

[B-Dubs]

Wooow

They want to see if the number move, if they do expect money to start flowing in.

 

[bananas]

Wooow

 

[SexyFish]

Wooow

Fucking LOL. I want Trump to just start saying "AD BUY IN CALIFORNIA/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON STATE #MAGA #RIGGEDPOLLS"

 

[whyamihere]

The ad buys will be in Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. Highlighting her Dallas Morning News endorsement.

 

[Emarv]

Is his favorability margin smaller because he lacks name recognition amongst hispanics?

Which is a problem and a mistake by the campaign. He should have been on Spanish speaking television at least once a week for the past two months.

 

[RustyNails]

Cesare where's the oppo dump. Lets bury this fucker.

 

[Vyse24]

Apologies if posted already, but I thought it was funny:

@BenHowe 4h4 hours ago
On the news of Trump TV talks being underway behind the scenes, a reminder of what you’ll get.
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/787990352586215424

 

[Grief.exe]

Texas getting set up as a 2020 swing state, leaning blue by 2024.

 

[nature boy]

Wooow

Unless there's a surrogate tour in Texas, not sure what to make of this.

But the fact they're even contemplating Texas is pretty amazing.

 

[StoOgE]

Texas can has general election ads?

I hope the queen comes to Austin.

 

[Emarv]

The Texas thing is either that they know another oppo dump is coming, or more likely that they're gonna make a slight push, play some mind games, and set things up for 2020. Like nature boy said, without a surrogate tour or massive GOTV, it seems odd.

 

[Teggy]

Can someone explain this quid pro quo thing for me like I'm a child?

https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/788034152142692353

 

[whyamihere]

The Texas thing is either that they know another oppo dump is coming, or more likely that they're gonna make a slight push, play some mind games, and set things up for 2020.

It's the end of the fourth quarter and you're letting your second string guys play to get some experience.

 

[B-Dubs]

The Texas thing is either that they know another oppo dump is coming, or more likely that they're gonna make a slight push, play some mind games, and set things up for 2020. Like nature boy said, without a surrogate tour or massive GOTV, it seems odd.

Given its only a week odds are its a test to see if they can actually win the state. If the number move expect a much larger push.

 

[HylianTom]

It's the end of the fourth quarter and you're letting your second string guys play to get some experience.

This metaphor made me giggle.

Spoiler

And then it made me sad, because none of my teams have been able to do this lately.

 

[StoOgE]

Unless there's a surrogate tour in Texas, not sure what to make of this.

But the fact they're even contemplating Texas is pretty amazing.

Probably targeting districts that they think they can pick up congressional seats.

 

[Emarv]

Texas can has general election ads?

I hope the queen comes to Austin.

If she comes to Austin, I expect Evilore to fund all of us Texas GAF to come see our new Empress.

 

[Ithil]

Can someone tell me what the fuck Trump is tweeting about with the FBI?



What? No. It doesn't help Hillary at all if McMullin gets the EV and you don't.

It means Trump doesn't get the EV, that helps.

 

[Grief.exe]

Can someone explain this quid pro quo thing for me like I'm a child?

https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/788034152142692353

This is my understanding.
Someone at State negotiating with FBI to reduce classification rating on some of Hillary's emails. Negotiation was the FBI would be allowed more agents in certain countries.
The guy at the FBI discussed it, but ultimately shot down by people within the FBI. Seems he has since retired, whether that be forced or not is not yet known.

So it was nothing, but could be bad optics all around.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Probably targeting districts that they think they can pick up congressional seats.

Tall order - there's only one that's really competitive, TX-23.

Although I wouldn't be surprised if in a lot of these safe R/D states most incumbents/political trends get entrenched simply because no one has ever challenged them.

 

[MassiveNights]

Can someone explain this quid pro quo thing for me like I'm a child?

https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/788034152142692353

The allegation is that Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy pressured the FBI to unclassify certain emails from Hillary Clinton's private server that were previously deemed classified, with the acknowledgement there would be a return favour down the line.

Said declassification did not end up happening.

 

[whyamihere]

Okay, looks like the ad buy in Texas is purely digital.

EDIT: Or not? Some continued confusion on this.

 

[thefro]

Probably targeting districts that they think they can pick up congressional seats.

Yeah, if you really wanted to go all-out for the state I think you'd hit all the Spanish-language stations with a bunch of ads.

 

[Roland_Gunner]

Texas getting set up as a 2020 swing state, leaning blue by 2024.

notsureifserious?

Texas is probably 20 years away from being a true swing state. Got to start somewhere though

Probably targeting districts that they think they can pick up congressional seats.

Sadly after the last redistricting, TX23 is the only competitive race in the whole state.

 

[RustyNails]

CNN/ORC has Hillary +2 in NV and +1 in NC. +4 Trump in OH. Boooo

 

[gutter_trash]

It means Trump doesn't get the EV, that helps.

and it humiliates the GOP

 

[Blader]

Which is a problem and a mistake by the campaign. He should have been on Spanish speaking television at least once a week for the past two months.

What a bizarre miscalculation. Am I wrong or could you count the number of Spanish-speaking interviews Kaine has given on one hand?

 

[whyamihere]

CNN:

OH:

Trump: 48
Hillary: 44

NC:

Hillary: 48
Trump: 47
Johnson: 4

NV:

Hillary: 46
Trump: 44
Johnson: 7

 

[Zukkoyaki]

CNN/ORC has Hillary +2 in NV and +1 in NC. +4 Trump in OH. Boooo

They've been the outlier this entire election. I've been wondering when they were going to drop some hopium killing polls.

 

[HanShotFirst]

Wooow

If they're making a play for Arizona anTexas, what does South Carolina and Georgia look like? What does the campaign like in those states?

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Okay, looks like the ad buy in Texas is purely digital.

I've been getting a lot of the really effective Hillary ads here in PA on Hulu, CW, and the other second stream services. It catches the Millennial demographic.

 

[nature boy]

Okay, looks like the ad buy in Texas is purely digital.

EDIT: Or not? Some continued confusion on this.

It's certainly TV, might be digital as well.

Nate Cohn throwing shade at the CNN polls (LV screening).

 

[RustyNails]

If Hillary is +7 nationally, I dont know why she's +2 or 3 in BG states. Remember in 2012 when national polls showing Mittens leading Obama? Black mamba showed they were bunk because they heavily weighted south, a traditionally strong GOP region. I hope nothing of the sort is happening with Hillary.

 

[eBay Huckster]

CNN/ORC has Hillary +2 in NV and +1 in NC. +4 Trump in OH. Boooo

those have really weird RV/LV gaps per godcohn - +5 NC, +7 NV

e: T+6 in OH? lol wut

 

[whyamihere]

Uh, the RVs in NC are HRC +5 and HRC +7 in NV. That's pretty bad of CNN.

 

[mo60]

If they're making a play for Arizona anTexas, what does South Carolina and Georgia look like? What does the campaign like in those states?

I don't think trump is leading by much in either SC and GA right now.Trump's probably leading by 5 points right now in SC and around 3 or 4 points in GA.

 

[nature boy]

And CNN/ORC again fails to have a representative under 50 sample.

 

[Roland_Gunner]

They've been the outlier this entire election. I've been wondering when they were going to drop some hopium killing polls.

CNN is using some wonky LV screens. RV #s:

NC C+5
NV C+7

https://twitter.com/szorowitz/status/788049125250048000

 

[Grief.exe]

Ohio is going to be a tossup either way due to Trump's inherent advantages in the state, but I think it will lean Hillary on election day.

 

[Basileus777]

It means Trump doesn't get the EV, that helps.

It actually doesn't help. Either Hillary gets 270 or Trump wins, McMullin winning Utah doesn't help.

 

[Zukkoyaki]

And CNN/ORC again fails to have a representative under 50 sample.

CNN is using some wonky LV screens. RV #s:

NC C+5
NV C+7

https://twitter.com/szorowitz/status/788049125250048000

Ahh, so they're still undersampling young people and expecting a freakishly high white turnout.

Whatever, throw them on the pile. I wouldn't be surprised if their next national poll shows something like a +1 or +2 Clinton lead.