Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing - August 30, 2016
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Tuesday's Leading Stories
- Hillary Clinton announced a mental health plan on her campaign website. A statement from Clinton’s campaign reads, “Recognizing that nearly a fifth of all adults in the United States — more than 40 million people — are coping with a mental health problem, Hillary’s plan will integrate our mental and physical health care systems. Her goal is that within her time in office, Americans will no longer separate mental health from physical health when it comes to access to care or quality of treatment. Hillary has been talking about mental health policy throughout her campaign, since hearing directly from American parents, students, veterans, nurses, and police officers about how these challenges keep them up at night.” (HillaryClinton.com, Politico)
Polls
- Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump 46 to 39 percent among likely voters in a Monmouth University poll. Gary Johnson and Jill Stein registered at 7 and 2 percent, respectively. (Monmouth University)
- An Emerson College poll found Clinton leading Trump in Michigan and Pennsylvania, but the two candidates are tied in Ohio at 43 percent each. In Michigan, Clinton leads 45 to 40 percent. In Pennsylvania, she leads 46 to 43 percent. (Emerson College)
- In a NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll, Clinton leads Trump 48 to 42 in a head-to-head match up. In a four-way race, she leads 41 to 37, while Johnson takes 11 percent and Stein takes 5 percent. (NBC News)
Democrats
Hillary Clinton
- Long-time aide to Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin announced that she was separating from her husband and former congressman Anthony Weiner after it was reported that he had sent suggestive images and messages to an unidentified woman. (The New York Times)
- The Clinton campaign sent mailers to voters in Utah, calling Donald Trump “unfit and unprepared.” According to The Salt-Lake Tribune, “The piece includes the image of a stern-looking woman above a paragraph that says: ‘You care about your community and the future of the country. That's why the thought of Donald Trump as president is so alarming.’” (The Salt-Lake Tribune)
Republicans
Donald Trump
- Donald Trump’s campaign released a new ad titled “Two Americas: Economy.” The ad’s narrator states that under Hillary Clinton, the economy would be “more of the same, but worse,” while under Trump, “working families get tax relief, millions of new jobs created, wages go up, small businesses thrive, the American dream achievable.” (The New York Times)
- Trump announced on Twitter that he will deliver a speech on immigration on Wednesday. The tweet said, “I will be making a major speech on ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION on Wednesday in the GREAT State of Arizona. Big crowds, looking for a larger venue.” (ABC News)
- Trump’s campaign disavowed a robocall being used by the Louisiana senate campaign of David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard. The call stated, “stand up and vote for Donald Trump for president and vote for me, David Duke, for the U.S. Senate.” The Trump campaign said, “Mr. Trump has continued to denounce David Duke and any group or individual associated with a message of hate. There is no place for this in the Republican Party or our country. We have no knowledge of these calls or any related activities, but strongly condemn and disavow.” (Politico)
Third Party Candidates
Jill Stein (Green Party)
- Jill Stein spoke about several Colorado ballot measures at a campaign event in Denver, saying, “Colorado is leading the charge. These are the things we need to do at the national level.” Stein offered praise for a Medicare expansion ballot measure. She said, “Ultimately, we want to go to a single-payer system” and the ballot measure “gets us started.” In an interview with The Colorado Independent, however, Stein said she does not endorse the plan. “I don’t want to throw my weight behind an endorsement at this point. But I would certainly respect anyone who sees fit to work on it,” said Stein. At the Denver event, she also commented on a proposal to raise Colorado’s minimum wage to $12, saying, “I applaud you for making a big step forward.” (The Denver Post, The Colorado Independent)
Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party)
- Gary Johnson published an op-ed about immigration reform on CNN’s website. He said, “ “[Americans] know that the only realistic and … humane policy is to find a fair and safe way to allow non-criminal, undocumented immigrants to get right with the law and go about their lives, paying taxes, having a valid Social Security number, and earning a legal status. No cutting the line. No 'special' path to citizenship. Just a common sense way for undocumented immigrants with jobs, families, and a clean record to come forward and live by the same rules as the rest of us.” Johnson also criticized Donald Trump’s immigration proposals, saying “Rounding up more than 11 million people -- a population larger than all but the 7 largest states in the union -- is a ludicrous notion to begin with. Everyone knows it, including Donald Trump. It was a lie cloaked in a promise.” (CNN)
- The Chicago Tribune editorial board argued that Johnson should be included in the first presidential debate in September. Pointing out voter dissatisfaction with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the board said, “If the Republicans were willing to hear from 10 candidates at the first primary debate last summer (with seven more appearing at a prior forum), then let's respect the wishes of a dissatisfied electorate and open up the first general election debate to Johnson. Once on that stage, it will be on him to make his mark.” (Chicago Tribune)
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
