| | | | Trump camp's start-and-stop African-American outreach | | Hillary Clinton cited "systemic racism" as part of the problem in the recent rash of police shootings -- including one in Charlotte that has sparked protests and one in Oklahoma in which an officer was charged with manslaughter today. Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence pushed back today -- attacking Clinton's mention of racism at two campaign events.
What Pence said: First, he took a swipe at Clinton at a church event in Colorado Springs, Colorado, saying that "we ought to set aside this talk about institutional racism and institutional bias." Later, in a gym in the same city, he said: "Our opponent, once again, refers to what she calls the institutional racism in law enforcement. ... Donald Trump and I believe that the men and women of law enforcement are not a force for racism in America. They are a force for good."
Trump blamed drugs for Charlotte protests. In Pittsburgh, he said: "If you're not aware, drugs are a very, very big factor in what you're watching on television at night."
Trump's muddled message to black voters: Politico's Shane Goldmacher has a sharp take on Trump dropping his "law-and-order" talk -- but zigging and zagging in his outreach efforts.
Fact-checking Trump: His view of black America is "really, really, really wrong," writes CNN's Steven A. Holmes.
A rebuke for 'stop-and-frisk': Yesterday, Trump said he wants stop-and-frisk policing nationwide. But Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only black Republican in the Senate, told CNN's Jake Tapper today that the policy wouldn't improve police-community relations. "The reality of it is that you don't need to violate the Constitution to keep communities safe," Scott said. | | Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are fighting for each electoral vote -- literally. Check out the yellow lines through Nebraska and Maine: Those states' electoral votes are divided up district-by-district, which means a Democrat could win one thanks to Omaha or a Republican could pick one up in Maine. CNN's Tal Kopan delves into this oddity.
Here's a possible path to 269 for Trump -- not enough to win, but enough to tie Clinton. It runs through a Maine district -- and not Pennsylvania, widely believed to be his best viable path to the presidency. He could pick up Nevada, Iowa and New Hampshire, win one electoral vote in Maine, and keep the must-wins of Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, as well as typically-red Georgia and Arizona.
Do the campaigns know about this? You bet. Clinton has spent $500,000 already and reserved $120,000 in TV ad time in the Omaha market through Election Day, and Trump has reserved $47,000 in Maine. | | Trump's TV ads have vanished in key states | | Politico's Steven Shepard picks up on a bizarre reality: Donald Trump's TV ads have been off the air nearly a week in the key states of Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Pennsylvania -- four absolutely critical states right now.
The risk Trump is taking, per Shepard: "Since research suggests the effects of television ads are short-lived -- and with the race tightening in the battleground states in recent weeks, Trump can ill-afford to regress. 'It has to be consistent,' said one GOP ad buyer, 'because the recall on these just evaporates when you go dark.' " | | US attorney investigating Weiner sexting allegations | | A first-on-CNN scoop from Shimon Prokupecz and Evan Perez: Prosecutors in the office of US Attorney Preet Bharara have issued a subpoena for Anthony Weiner's cell phone and other records, according to law enforcement officials. The FBI and the New York Police Department have opened preliminary investigations of allegations that the former New York Democratic congressman exchanged sexually explicit text messages with a purportedly underage girl.
The Daily Mail's Alana Goodman reported yesterday that Weiner had an online sexting relationship with a 15-year-old girl. | | | Donald Trump directly linked Hillary Clinton's health to her ability to serve as president in a fundraising email -- playing into conspiracy theories that she's suffering a long-term ailment, if not directly advancing them. The first line: "Look, I hope Hillary overcomes all her recent health problems, but let's face it, she's just not up for the job." | | Sen. Manchin defends daughter in EpiPen controversy | | | From CNN's Theodore Schleifer: Sen. Joe Manchin strongly defended his daughter, Heather Bresch, over growing criticism that her company dramatically raised prices for its life-saving medicine in order to enrich her company -- and herself. In an interview with CNN's Manu Raju, he slammed "sensational" colleagues and "tabloid" journalism. "We can criticize and beat the living crap out of anyone we want to, and that was proven yesterday. But does that solve the problem?" Manchin said. "Do they really want to solve the problem?" | | Gov't funding talks stall ahead of shutdown deadline | | Eight days before a critical deadline, congressional negotiations over government funding stalled Thursday, prompting Senate Republicans to force a vote on a bill that Democrats warned they would reject.
The GOP gambit came after months of talks between the two parties and raises doubts about the ability of Congress to pass a bill before the September 30 deadline, when the government could shut down.
Frustrated by the lack of progress, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, went to the Senate floor and announced the GOP would drop several thorny issues -- known as "riders" -- that still need to be resolved. The tactic was designed to pressure Democrats to accept what McConnell called a "clean" government funding bill.
The GOP proposal, however, was immediately panned by Democrats because it left out funds for Flint, Michigan, where the drinking water supply was poisoned by lead in the past couple years. If the chamber's 46 Democrats stick together, they can block the bill from advancing. More from CNN's Ted Barrett, Deirdre Walsh and Manu Raju. | | | An Ohio county chair for Donald Trump has resigned after saying there was "no racism" until President Barack Obama was elected and calling the Black Lives Matter movement "a stupid waste of time." ... Donald Rumsfeld says former President George H.W. Bush is voting for Hillary Clinton over Trump because "he's up in years." ... Patrick Murphy is drastically underperforming with Latinos in his effort to unseat Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. He's hiring an ex-Obama aide to help. | | | Get the Nightcap, a comprehensive summary of the most important political news, delivered to your inbox daily. | | | | | |
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