memeorandum: Donald Trump's Missteps Risk Putting a Ceiling Over His Support in Swing States (Patrick Healy/New York Times)

9:30 AM ET, August 13, 2016

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Hacker Reveals Personal Information for Almost 200 Democrats — Guccifer 2.0 says records stolen as part of breach of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — WASHINGTON—A hacker posted cellphone numbers and other personal information of nearly 200 current and former congressional Democrats …

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GUCCIFER 2.0:

Guccifer 2.0 hacked DCCC — Hi all! — It's time for new revelations now. All of you may have heard about the DCCC hack. As you see I wasn't wasting my time! It was even easier than in the case of the DNC breach. — As you see the U.S. presidential elections are becoming a farce …

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Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:

Hacker Publishes List Of Cell Phone Numbers, Private E-Mails For Most House Democrats — After disappearing for a couple of weeks, the hacker “Guccifer 2.0” returned late this afternoon to provide a new headache for Democrats. — In a post to his WordPress blog, the vandal …

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CNN:

Republicans question Trump's travel choices, tight purse strings — Washington (CNN)The last time Connecticut voted for a Republican presidential candidate, Americans were listening to music on cassette tapes and most cell phones were the size of shoe boxes.

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Bob Burnett / The Huffington Post:

Trump's Missing Money — Berkeley writer, retired Silicon Valley executive — If you're watching the Olympic games, you may have noticed “Hillary for President” ads. She's bought $13.6 million worth, while Donald Trump has bought none. In fact, since garnering the Republican nomination, he's spent $0 on TV.

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Katie Glueck / Politico:

Trump's run at blue Connecticut — Donald Trump's poll numbers are faltering in deep-red states from South Carolina to Georgia, his organization is a mess in perhaps the most important county in Ohio, and he admits that he has a “tremendous problem” in Utah, which hasn't gone Democratic since 1964.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Hot Air and Washington Monthly

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Clinton gains big edge in swing-state polls — has a substantial lead over Donald Trump — in four key battleground states, according to new polls released Friday. — Clinton leads Trump in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Colorado — the last two by double digits — in the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls.

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Tyler Pager / Politico:

Trump: Clinton will only win Pennsylvania if ‘they cheat’ — Donald Trump again raised the specter of election fraud Friday, saying that the only way he would lose Pennsylvania is to Hillary Clinton is if “they cheat.” — The Republican nominee, speaking at a rally in Altoona, Pennsylvania …

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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump: I'll only lose Pennsylvania ‘if cheating goes on’

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:

Trump says he will only lose Pennsylvania if there's widespread voter fraud. That's very wrong. — Donald Trump held a rally in Altoona, Pa., on Friday night, during which he told the audience that the only way Hillary Clinton could win the state was if “in certain sections of the state they cheat.”

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Mike Cernovich / Mike Cernovich Presents Danger & Play:

Hillary Clinton Has Parkinson's Disease, Physician Confirms — Hillary's health is declining, as anyone who has looked at her can see. The question is: What condition does she have? A board certified Anesthesiologist has written a memo of Hillary's health.

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: BREAKING=> TOP PHYSICIAN: Hillary Clinton Has Parkinson's Disease

Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:

Donald Trump May Be Violating RNC Consent Decree Aimed at Voter Intimidation — With Trump's dangerous and irresponsible hyperventilating about voter fraud and cheating in Pennsylvania potentially costing him the election, it is probably no surprise, as reported by the Weekly Standard …

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Victor Mather / New York Times:

Rio Today: A Taste of Middle East Tension — An Egyptian judo player declined to shake hands with his Israeli opponent after their match on Friday, eliciting jeers from the audience. — Or Sasson of Israel defeated Islam El Shehany of Egypt in a first-round match in the heaviest weight class.

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CBS News:
Egyptian judo fighter refuses to shake Israeli opponent's hand

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Joe Uchill / The Hill:

Site connected to Russian hackers posts Republican emails — The emails on the site, known as DCLeaks, appear to be from state party officials and former Republican presidential candidates, including Sen. Lindsey Graham — (R-S.C.). The messages range from June to October of 2015.

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MJ Lee / CNN:

Bill Clinton talks email controversy: ‘Biggest load of bull’ — Las Vegas (CNN)The Black Eyed Peas' “I Gotta Feeling” began to play — Bill Clinton's cue to get off the stage. — But the former president, addressing a gathering of the Asian American Journalists Association …

Max Ehrenfreund / Washington Post:

A massive new study debunks a widespread theory for Donald Trump's success — Economic distress and anxiety across working-class white America have become a widely discussed explanation for the success of Donald Trump. It seems to make sense. Trump's most fervent supporters tend to be white men without college degrees.

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Jonathan T. Rothwell / SSRN: Explaining Nationalist Political Views: The Case of Donald Trump

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Priebus on Trump: 'Don't believe the garbage you read'

Discussion: The Hill, Talking Points Memo and Rush Limbaugh

Sally Jenkins / Washington Post:

Hope Solo, tolerated and excused in victory, exposes herself in Olympic defeat — RIO DE JANEIRO — It's called composure, and Hope Solo's never been overburdened with a lot of that, or grace either. The U.S. women's soccer team had their temperaments tested by a savvy, conservative Sweden in the Olympic quarterfinals and lost.

Discussion: New York Times and USA Today

Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:

Pat Buchanan: If Trump Loses, There Could Be A Revolution — In a column yesterday, Pat Buchanan warned that if Donald Trump loses the election in November, America could experience a revolution. — Buchanan, citing Trump's recent suggestion that the election could be “rigged,” …

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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

FIRST WOMAN to Medal in SIX Olympics Ignored By Media Because She is Pro-Second Amendment — So this happened. — A US shooter Kim Rhode became the first woman to medal in Olympics today. — But it didn't make many headlines. — She's pro Second Amendment.

Patrick Healy / New York Times:

Donald Trump's Missteps Risk Putting a Ceiling Over His Support in Swing States — DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Donald J. Trump has been waiting for months for a poll in which he cracks 50 percent of the vote against Hillary Clinton in any of his top battleground states: Florida, New Hampshire, Ohio or Pennsylvania.

Discussion: Althouse

Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:

Trump NY Co-Chair: Khan Doesn't Deserve Gold Star Title — Carl Paladino, the co-chair for Donald Trump's campaign in New York, defended the Republican nominee's attacks on Khizr Khan, whose son died in Iraq in 2004, saying Khan doesn't deserve the title of a Gold Star parent because he's shown himself to be …

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Gwynne Hogan / DNAinfo New York:

Roaches Love This Disgusting Heat So Much, It Makes Them Want to Fly — The aroma of steamy garbage isn't the only thing that will be filling the air in this week's oppressive heat and humidity. — Apparently, a delightful side effect of New York City in the summertime is that it's …

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E. Alex Jung / Vulture:

RuPaul on His First Emmy Nomination, Donald Trump, and Hillary Clinton — “Do you want a pompous braggart who doesn't know anything about diplomacy? Or do you want a badass bitch who knows how to get s**t done?” — For the first time in his career, RuPaul is getting some mainstream recognition: an Emmy nomination.

Discussion: Vox