Saturday, September 17, 2016

51 Days Till Election Day: No new polls today

STATE POLLING

No new state polls today.

Currently, Clinton has a 220 to 156 "safe" electoral lead over Trump with a projected overall lead of 293 to 245.

Here are the current averages from the battleground states:

Leaning Republican

South Carolina: Trump up by 5.3%
Georgia: Trump up by 3.8%
Iowa: Trump up by 3.1%
Arizona: Trump up by 2.3%
Ohio: Trump up by 1.8%
Florida: Trump up by 1.1%

Leaning Democrat

Colorado: Clinton up by 0.7%
North Carolina: Clinton up by 1.1%
Nevada: Clinton up by 1.9%
Wisconsin: Clinton up by 2.2%
Michigan: Clinton up by 4.4%
New Hampshire: Clinton up by 5%
Virginia: Clinton up by 5.4%

Here are the State Polling Averages for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

NATIONAL POLLING

No new national polls today.

The current composite polling average in a four-candidate field has Clinton leading Trump by 1.8%.

TOP POLITICAL HEADLINES

Associated Press -- Trump criticized for bait and switch on 'birther' statement

Donald Trump's renouncement of birtherism came with some media gamesmanship that compelled television news networks to air 20 minutes of endorsements by retired military men before the candidate briefly got to the point.

Buzzfeed -- Trump Says Clinton’s Security Detail Should Disarm

For the second time during the course of the presidential campaign, Donald Trump invoked the possibility of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s assassination. Trump, telling a crowd in downtown Miami, Florida, on Friday that Clinton wants to “destroy” their Second Amendment, said the Secret Service detail protecting her should disarm.

CNN -- Trump finally admits it: 'President Barack Obama was born in the United States'

Donald Trump finally admitted Friday that "President Barack Obama was born in the United States," reversing himself on the issue that propelled him into national politics five years ago.

Fox News -- Reid in nasty battle with Trump over weight, injury

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid is fond of sparring with Republican presidential candidates, but the ex-boxer started an all-out street fight with Donald Trump this week -- and it only escalated Friday after the GOP nominee responded by mocking the injury that left Reid blind in one eye.

Politico -- No, Clinton didn't start the birther thing

After years of denying the legitimacy of Barack Obama’s presidency, it was only in the midst of his own presidential campaign that Donald Trump began falsely claiming Hillary Clinton was the true progenitor of the “birther” conspiracy theory claiming Obama was not born in the United States.

The Hill -- Nation's largest police union endorses Trump

The nation's largest police union on Friday endorsed Donald Trump for president, lauding his commitment to police officers. The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) gave the GOP presidential nominee its endorsement after he received support from more than two-thirds of the group's national board.

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