Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing - August 25, 2016
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Thursday's Leading Stories
- In part two of a town hall event that aired on Fox News last night, Donald Trump indicated an openness to altering his stance on illegal immigration. Responding to a question about whether he would allow undocumented immigrants who have not committed crimes to stay in the country, Trump said, “No citizenship. Let me go a step further -- they'll pay back-taxes, they have to pay taxes, there's no amnesty, as such, there's no amnesty, but we work with them. Now, everybody agrees we get the bad ones out. But when I go through and I meet thousands and thousands of people on this subject, and I've had very strong people come up to me, really great, great people come up to me, and they've said, ‘Mr. Trump, I love you, but to take a person who's been here for 15 or 20 years and throw them and their family out, it's so tough, Mr. Trump.' I have it all the time! It's a very, very hard thing." During the Republican primaries, Trump had called for the deportation of all 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the country. (Politico, Wall Street Journal)
- Though Bill Clinton has stated that he would resign from the Clinton Foundation if Hillary Clinton wins the election in November, Chelsea Clinton will remain on the foundation’s board. A spokesperson for Chelsea Clinton said that she “is committed to ensuring that those benefiting from the foundation’s work will be able to continue receiving that often-life-changing help.” The announcement comes the day after The Associated Press reported on potential conflicts of interest between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department during Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state. (The Wall Street Journal)
Polls
- In a YouGov/Economist poll, Hillary Clinton leads the presidential field by four points. She took 42 percent to Donald Trump’s 38. Gary Johnson and Jill Stein registered at 6 and 4 percent, respectively. (YouGov)
- Clinton leads Trump 44 to 42 percent in North Carolina, according to a new Monmouth University poll. The poll also found that Republican U.S. Senate incumbent Richard Burr leads Democrat Deborah Ross, 45 to 43 percent. (Monmouth University)
- A CNN/ORC battleground poll found a similarly tight presidential race in North Carolina, with Clinton in the lead by one point, 44 to 43 percent. Gary Johnson was at 11 percent in the poll. Burr leads Ross by three points, 49 to 46 percent. (CNN)
- A Florida Atlantic University poll has Trump leading Clinton 43 to 41 in Florida. Gary Johnson takes 8 percent in the poll. (Real Clear Politics)
- Clinton is up nine points over Trump in New Mexico in a Public Policy Polling poll. She leads, 40 to 31 percent. Gary Johnson, who served two terms as the state’s governor, registered at 16 percent. (NM Political Report)
- In Arizona, Trump leads Clinton by five points, 43 to 38 percent, according to a CNN/ORC battleground poll. Gary Johnson took 12 percent. (CNN)
Democrats
Hillary Clinton
- Hillary Clinton called on the pharmaceutical company Mylan, which makes EpiPens, to reduce their product’s cost after reports surfaced that the price of EpiPens had increased by 400 percent in recent years. “That's outrageous — and it's just the latest troubling example of a company taking advantage of its consumers. I believe that our pharmaceutical and biotech industries can be an incredible source of American innovation, giving us revolutionary treatments for debilitating diseases. But it's wrong when drug companies put profits ahead of patients, raising prices without justifying the value behind them,” Clinton said in a statement. (The Hill)
- Clinton will receive her first classified briefing from the FBI as a presidential nominee on Saturday in New York. Trump received his first briefing as a candidate last week. (ABC News)
Republicans
Donald Trump
- At a rally in Florida, Trump made an appeal to black and Hispanic voters, saying, “To the Hispanic parent, you have a right to walk outside without being shot” and “To African-American parents, you have a right to walk down your street without having you or your child shot.” Trump also criticized the track record of Democratic leaders in U.S. cities, saying, “The Democratic Party has run nearly every inner city in this country for 50 or 60 years, or in some cases over 100 years. Over 100 years. They've produced only more poverty, only more crime, only more joblessness and broken homes all over the place, at record levels.” The Trump campaign announced plans to increase its outreach to Hispanic and African-American voters by visiting churches, local businesses owned by Hispanics and African-Americans, and schools in urban areas. (Politico, ABC News)
- Nigel Farage, a British politician who supported Britain’s departure from the European Union in June, appeared at a rally for Donald Trump in Mississippi. Farage drew parallels between Trump’s campaign and the Brexit vote, saying, “You have a fantastic opportunity here. You can go out, you can beat the pollsters, you can beat the commentators, you can beat Washington, and you’ll do it by doing what we did for Brexit in Britain.” Farage also criticized Hillary Clinton, saying, “I could not possibly tell you how you should vote in this election. ... I will say this. If I was an American citizen, I wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton if you paid me. In fact, I wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton if she paid me.” (The New York Times)
Third Party Candidates
Jill Stein (Green Party)
- Jill Stein’s campaign announced that Stein will be on the general election ballots In Kansas and Missouri. (Facebook)
- The Washington Post reports that Stein is the only 2016 presidential candidate appearing on several state ballots to use the federal public matching funds program. The FEC has, so far, approved $456,035 in matching funds for Stein’s campaign in 2016. (The Washington Post)
Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party)
- Purple PAC, a group supporting Gary Johnson, is spending $1 million on a national ad buy for Johnson. The ad begins with clips of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, as a narrator says, “One candidate offends everyone … the other will say anything to get elected.” The group’s president, Ed Crane, stated that he hopes the ad will help Johnson reach the 15 percent polling threshold to get on the presidential debate stage. “If he’s in the debate there’s no telling what might happen,” Crane told CNN. (CNN)
- Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced that Johnson and Bill Weld will appear on the general election ballot in Ohio. Johnson’s inclusion on the Ohio ballot had been in question ever since two weeks ago when the Libertarian Party of Ohio submitted petitions for the ballot with a placeholder’s name on them. (Cleveland.com)
See also
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
- Presidential debates (2015-2016)
- Important dates in the 2016 presidential race
- Polls and Straw polls
- 2016 presidential candidate ratings and scorecards